Humanitarian Ceasefire to Be Declared on October 10, 2020 Coming into Force at 12:00

Humanitarian Ceasefire to Be Declared on October 10, 2020 Coming into Force at 12:00

Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan

In response to the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and in accordance with the agreements of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia NIkol Pashinyan and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the parties agreed to the following principles:

1. A humanitarian ceasefire will be declared on October 10, 2020 coming into force at 12:00 for the exchange of prisoners of war, other detainees and the bodies of the dead, mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in accordance with the latter's criteria.

2. Specific ceasefire conditions will be agreed upon at a later date.

3. The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, through the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, will enter into substantive negotiations on the basis of the basic principles of the settlement in order to reach a peaceful resolution as soon as possible.

4. The parties reaffirm the unchanging nature of the negotiation process.

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October 10, 2020 at 10:33