Six years have passed since the signing of the Trilateral Statement that ended the second Karabakh war

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Trilateral Statement that ended Azerbaijan's 44-day Patriotic War for the liberation of its territories from occupation.

BAKU.WS reminds that on the night of November 9-10, 2020, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, and President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a document on the complete cessation of fire and all military operations in the conflict zone.

The 44-day war, which began on September 27, 2020, in response to yet another military provocation by Armenia, ended on November 9 with the signing of a fateful statement. Azerbaijan achieved a brilliant victory on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, forcing the aggressor to capitulate and liberate the occupied territories.

In this regard, the President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev addressed the Azerbaijani people.

Text of the Trilateral Statement:

"Statement by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, and the President of the Russian Federation

We, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, declare the following:

1. A complete ceasefire and cessation of all military operations in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is declared as of 00:00 hours Moscow time on November 10, 2020. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, shall remain at their current positions.

2. The Aghdam district shall be returned to the Republic of Azerbaijan by November 20, 2020.

3. A peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation comprising 1,960 military personnel with small arms, 90 armored personnel carriers, and 380 units of automotive and special equipment shall be deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor.

4. The peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation shall be deployed in parallel with the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces. The duration of the Russian Federation peacekeeping contingent's stay shall be 5 years, with automatic extension for subsequent 5-year periods unless either Party declares its intention to terminate this provision 6 months before the expiration of the term.

5. A peacekeeping center for monitoring the ceasefire shall be established in order to enhance the effectiveness of oversight over the Parties' compliance with the agreements.

6. The Republic of Armenia shall return the Kalbajar district to the Republic of Azerbaijan by November 15, 2020, and the Lachin district by December 1, 2020, while retaining the Lachin corridor (5 km wide), which shall be under the control of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and shall ensure the connection of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, without affecting the city of Shusha. By agreement of the Parties, a plan for the construction of a new route along the Lachin corridor shall be determined within the next three years, thus providing for the future redeployment of the Russian peacekeeping contingent to guard this route. The Republic of Azerbaijan guarantees the safety of movement of citizens, vehicles, and cargo in both directions along the Lachin corridor.

7. Internally displaced persons and refugees shall return to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent districts under the supervision of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

8. An exchange of prisoners of war, other detained persons, and the bodies of the deceased shall be carried out.

9. All economic and transport links in the region shall be restored. The Republic of Armenia guarantees the safety of transport connections between the western regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in order to ensure the unimpeded movement of citizens, vehicles, and cargo in both directions. Transport communications shall be overseen by the Border Service of the FSB of Russia.

By agreement of the Parties, the construction of new transport communications linking the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with the western regions of Azerbaijan shall be ensured."