Nagorno-Karabakh armed formations continue to hand over military equipment and weapons to Russian peacekeepers. This was announced by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on 1 October.

"As of 1 October, 45 units of armoured vehicles, 87 units of automotive equipment, 28 units of air defence (AD), 63 units of field artillery, reactive salvo systems (RSZO) and mortars have been delivered," the report said.

Also, Russian peacekeepers have received more than 5.7 thousand units of small arms and anti-tank weapons and about 14 million rounds of ammunition.

On 19 September, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced the launch of local anti-terrorist measures in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani media stated that the only way to peace in Nagorno-Karabakh is the complete withdrawal of Armenian military personnel from there. The following day it emerged that the conflicting parties had agreed to a complete cessation of hostilities.

On 24 September, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, announced the readiness of the Republic to accept compatriots from Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the latest figures from the country's government, more than 100 000 people have moved to Armenia. Man

Later, on 28 September, the leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Samvel Shahramanyan, signed a decree according to which the unrecognised republic would cease to exist on 1 January. After the document enters into force, the population of the region, including those outside its borders, must familiarise themselves with the reintegration conditions put forward by Azerbaijan.

In 1988 Nagorno-Karabakh announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijani SSR. During the 1992-1994 military conflict, Baku lost control of the region, which worsened the country's relations with Armenia.

In 2022, Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a declaration in Prague recognising the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, according to which Nagorno-Karabakh is a territory of the Azerbaijani state.

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