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Armenia has submitted its proposals for a peace agreement to Azerbaijan and is ready to sign it.

This was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a government meeting, TASS reports.

"The Republic of Armenia has sent its proposals for a peace agreement to Azerbaijan, and we are ready to sign a deal with such content. I hope that Azerbaijan's reaction will also be positive," he said.

Regarding the situation with the Lachin Corridor, Pashinyan noted that Azerbaijan's actions have caused food shortages in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh remains extremely tense as a result of the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan. Hundreds of families remain separated from different sides of the blockade. Nagorno-Karabakh lacks a number of basic necessities, including food," he stressed.

The prime minister also added that the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, deployed under the tripartite declaration signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020, had obligations to control the Lachin Corridor, but de facto failed to fulfill them.

"De facto, it turns out that the obligation assumed under the tripartite declaration - to keep the Lachine Corridor under control - is not fulfilled by the Russian peacekeepers. Of course, this happens as a result of the illegal actions of Azerbaijan, but this does not change the situation, because the main purpose of the presence of Russian peacekeeping forces is to prevent such lawlessness and to keep the Lachin Corridor under control," Pashinyan pointed out.

Fighting between Yerevan and Baku erupted in September, with almost 200 soldiers killed in the clashes - the bloodiest confrontation since a six-week war between the two ex-Soviet countries in 2020.

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The fighting is linked to decades of military action for control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but until 2020 largely controlled by the majority ethnic Armenian population.

Armenia claims that Azerbaijan has invaded its territory and seized settlements within its borders, outside the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Azerbaijan said this in response to "provocations" from the Armenian side.

Russia is a military ally of Armenia but has also tried to maintain friendly relations with Azerbaijan and has resisted calls from Yerevan to trigger a mutual self-defense clause.

Baku is supported militarily, financially and politically by Turkey.

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