Iran Press/Asia: The Azerbaijani forces entered the Kalbajar region following 27 years of Armenian occupation, the press service of the country’s defense ministry said.
"In line with the trilateral agreement, signed by the presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, and the Prime Minister of Armenia, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces entered the Kalbajar district on November 25," the ministry said in a statement.
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On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. Under the document, the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides are to maintain the positions that they held and Russian peacekeepers are to be deployed to the region.
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