As per the new peace deal, both sides will now maintain positions in the areas that they currently hold.
It means a significant gain for Azerbaijan as it has reclaimed over 15-20% of its lost territory during the recent conflict.
Further, under this agreement, all military operations are suspended.
Russian peacekeepers will be deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor that connects the region to Armenia.
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Collective Security Treaty Organisation(CSTO)
Russia’s role in the conflict has been somewhat opaque since it supplies arms to both countries and is in a military alliance with Armenia called the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO).
CSTO is an intergovernmental military alliance that was signed on 15 May 1992.
In 1992, six post-Soviet states belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States signed the Collective Security Treaty (also referred to as the “Tashkent Pact” or “Tashkent Treaty”).
Members: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
