High-stakes talks came after local Armenian self-defence forces in the southern Caucasus Mountains region agreed to lay down their arms following a military operation launched by Azerbaijan.
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00:00 High-stakes talks to decide the future of Nagorno-Karabakh were held in Azerbaijan on
00:05 Thursday. It follows a quick military offensive earlier this week by Baku, which now claims
00:11 to fully control the region. Representatives of the Azeri government and ethnic Armenians
00:16 in Nagorno-Karabakh were present at the negotiating table. Azerbaijan's state news agency later
00:22 confirmed the talks had ended but provided no details on their progress.
00:29 Russia has maintained a peacekeeping mission in the region for the past three years and
00:33 is overseeing the negotiations. It has also been responsible for evacuating some 5,000
00:39 civilians from the areas where the fighting took place, which left dozens dead and wounded.
00:46 Russian soldiers were also killed during the Azeri army offensive. The president of Azerbaijan
00:51 apologised to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who in turn asked him to respect the
00:56 rights of the Armenian minority. Meanwhile in Armenia's capital, protesters demanded
01:01 revenge, while their prime minister urged his country to take the path of peace, even
01:07 if "it is not easy".
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