“ to question or spread propaganda against the defense capacity and security of the RA and Artsakh ” ( Artsakh spotlight Karabakh ). Later that day , Pashinyan gave an interview to TV5Monde of France and called for the international recognition of the Republic of Artsakh .
Following a call by Russia ’ s president to cease the hostilities , the foreign ministers of Armenia , Azerbaijan and Russia met and agreed on humanitarian ceasefire that was implemented on October 10th . However , the Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire , and it became impossible for the Red Cross to complete the task of exchanging the prisoners of war and retrieving the bodies of the killed servicemen . On October 14th , the prime minister addressed the nation delivering several messages . Firstly , he said that “ the Karabakh conflict has no military solution ” and claimed that Armenia is ready to resume the negotiations with Azerbaijan . He then compared Erdogan to Hitler and again noted Turkey ’ s genocidal policy . Finally , Pashinyan stated that “ I am committed to tell our people the truth , unlike Azerbaijan , which conceals its thousands of casualties from its own people ” ( Statements and messages of the prime minister of RA ). On the next day Turkey banned a humanitarian flight that was sent by the Armenian-American community to civilians affected by the war . The Armenian government decided to ban Turkish goods in protest of the latter ’ s support to Azerbaijan during the war ( Artsakh spotlight Karabakh ).
Yet another humanitarian truce was agreed upon on October 18th , following a meeting of the foreign ministers on the previous day . However , this attempt also failed as Azerbaijani forces continued their offensive . Moreover , it became known after the war that on October 19 th , Russia ’ s president Putin proposed an end to the hostilities and return to the negotiation table , which Pashinyan did not agree to ( Putin says Armenia could have stopped the war and kept SHUSHA 2020 ). The latter gave an interview to Tass , saying that he was ready to meet with the Azerbaijani president in Moscow and find a compromise for the conflict . Two days later , in his address to the nation the PM said that “ any hope for a diplomatic solution is not viable at this stage as Azerbaijan is refusing to compromise ” ( Statements and messages of the prime minister of RA ). The PM called everyone to form volunteer battalions and apply to military committees as the situation remained critical . He assured that the Armenian side is going to win the war and there was no alternative to that . Another important event that took place on October 21st was the meeting of the former presidents of Armenia and Artsakh to discuss the war situation . The prime minister gave an interview to the Russian Interfax the next day . He claimed that Armenia is not against deploying Russian peacekeepers
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