It is insulting to call the agreement on the cessation of the Nagorno- Karabakh war a “betrayal”, said Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan, Azvision.az reports citing the Armenian media.

"Despite the fact that the Armenian Armed Forces, the entire system of the Ministry of Defense and the government did their best to be successful, calling the agreement reached to end the Karabakh war a ‘betrayal’ or ‘defeat’ is an insult", David Tonoyan noted. 

Armenian Defense Minster also stated that a geopolitical situation changed when the Armenian side acted under the siege of arms and military equipment supplies: “We were fighting against a very large force - the super-armed Azerbaijani Army. Can you ask me, "Why didn't you take up arms?" We were also armed, but in terms of quantity and resources, the opportunities were disproportionate”.

Tonoyan also added that the deployment of Russian peacekeepers is the best option to end the Karabakh war.

Following over a month of military action to liberate its territories from Armenian occupation, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document. A joint statement on the matter was made by Azerbaijani president, Armenia's PM and the president of Russia.

A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is introduced at 00:00 hours (Moscow time) on 10 November 2020.

Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front.

Back in July 2020, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

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