Aliyev and Erdogan discussed the situation around Karabakh

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Turkish side.
BAKU, September 21 – Sputnik. On September 20, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed the situation around the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan during a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the head of Azerbaijan said in a statement.
“During the telephone conversation, an exchange of views took place on the completion of local anti-terrorism measures, the laying down of weapons by illegal armed groups in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and their disarmament,” the press service noted.
The presidents also discussed issues of mutual interest, including future contacts and prospects for strategic alliances.
The conversation took place at the initiative of the Turkish side.
Let us recall that on September 19, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced that in order to ensure the provisions of the tripartite statement, suppress large-scale provocations in the Karabakh economic region of the Azerbaijan Republic, disarmament and withdrawal of Armenian Armed Forces from Azerbaijani territories, neutralize their military infrastructure, ensure the safety of civilians returning to the liberated from the occupation of land, civil servants involved in construction and restoration work, and Azerbaijani military personnel, as well as the restoration of the constitutional system of the Republic of Azerbaijan, local anti-terrorist measures began in the region.
On September 20, the Azerbaijani Defense Department announced that taking into account the appeal of representatives of the Armenian residents of Karabakh, received through the Russian peacekeeping contingent, an agreement was reached to suspend local anti-terrorist measures on September 20, 2023 at 13:00 on the following conditions:
1. Formations of the armed forces of Armenia and illegal Armenian armed formations located in the Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan lay down their arms, leave combat positions and military posts and completely disarm. Units of the Armenian armed forces are leaving the territory of Azerbaijan, illegal Armenian armed formations are being disbanded.
2. At the same time, all weapons and heavy equipment are surrendered.
3. The implementation of the above processes is ensured in coordination with the Russian peacekeeping contingent.

source: azsputniknews