Azerbaijani and Armenian forces agree ceasefire

AZERBAIJAN and Armenia forces have reached a ceasefire agreement to end two days of fighting in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region that has been a flashpoint for decades, officials on both sides said.

An hour after the truce was announced, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the intensity of the hostilities in the region “has decreased drastically”.

Azerbaijani authorities said they had halted the military operation launched a day earlier once separatist officials announced the laying down of arms.

But it was not immediately clear if some fighting continued.