The decision to give four villages to Azerbaijan was defended by the PM of Armenia
Armenian PM defends decision to give four villages to Azerbaijan. Nikol Pashinyan urges calm after making concessions in attempt to avoid war with his country’s heavily armed neighbour. Armenia has made concessions to Azerbaijan in an effort to avoid going to war with its neighbour.
Azerbaijan has been demanding the return of the border villages as a condition for a peace agreement. Armenia has agreed to return the villages to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has demanded the return as part of a peace deal with Armenia. Armenia says the villages will be returned to Azerbaijan under a cease-fire agreement.
Armenia agrees to return villages to Azerbaijan in 'historic' return deal. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Both sides say it is an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal. Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought since the Soviet-era Soviet Union ended in 1991.
Azerbaijan had demanded the return of the four villages as a condition for a peace deal after decades of conflict. Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to return the villages as part of a deal to end decades-long conflict. Azerbaijan has been in dispute with Armenia for decades over the villages since the start of the conflict.