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The peace agreement, reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier this month under Russian auspices, ended six weeks of fighting in which at least 1,500 people were killed.
Under the deal, Armenia cedes control of more than 120 towns and villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Azerbaijan, Armenian state media reported Monday, cited by the DPA.
The ceded territory also includes the city of Shushi, called Shusha by the Azeris, which is of strategic importance, according to a list of 121 locations where control was given, published by the Armenian national news agency Armenpress, writes Agerpres.
The capture of the key city of Shushi by Azerbaijani forces accelerated Armenia’s acceptance of the November 9 peace agreement, signed the day after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev proclaimed victory in the struggle for the city.
Russia, which was not part of the conflict, has sent nearly 2,000 troops to the Nagorno-Karabakh region in an attempt to maintain the ceasefire.
Turkey’s claims irritate Moscow
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s desire to establish an independent military observation post on Azerbaijani territory has caused disagreements with Russia, a Turkish source told Reuters on Monday.
This is after Russia and Turkey agreed this month to jointly monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh, concluded between Azerbaijan and Armenia, with the mediation of Moscow.
Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but the region is predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians.
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