Kathmandu. Earlier in the 1920s, the All-Union Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had established the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region in Azerbaijan. The region was extensively populated by ethnic Armenians and therefore, the region was expected to experience some conflicts in the future. But, as the Soviet Union was powerful and had strong control over the two countries, the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the past, was kept in check.

In 1988, the dispute between the two countries over the 1700 square miles of the enclave Nagorno-Karabakh started. At that point in time, the Soviet Union’s influence and power was in decline. In 1991, the autonomous region officially declared independence which triggered a vicious war killing over 30 thousand. In 1994, Russia resolved the conflict by brokering a cease-fire. Since then and now, the two countries have engaged in wars several times, the most serious escalation was observed in 2016.

On 27 September this year, heavy fighting broke out along the border. On October 22, the president of Russia said that almost 5,000 people had already died. These six weeks of war is considered to be the most destructive conflict in its history. Even after several attempts to ceasefire, the war didn’t end.

Finally, after six weeks of fighting, on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Azerbaijani President, and Armenia’s Prime Minister have signed a trilateral agreement for peace that will take effect from 21:00 GMT Monday.

The agreement allows for the deployment of more than 1900 Russian peacekeepers along the Nagorno-Karabakh frontline and the corridor between the region and Armenia.

In a social media post, the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan said that the peace deal is “unspeakably painful”. In response to which, the protestors gathered in front of the government building in the capital city and called for the Prime Minister to step down.

On the other hand, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Heydar oğlu Aliyev, celebrated the event and expressed his joy by calling it a historic day to end the conflict. He also stated that Turkey shall also take part in the peace-keeping operation.  But, Russian spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov announced that the deployment of Turkish soldiers in Karabakh has not been agreed upon, as of yet.