in the conflict zone . On October 23rd , the president of Artsakh wrote an open letter to the Russian President asking for support in ending the war and resuming the negotiations ( Artsakh spotlight Karabakh ).
Another turning point throughout the war was the demonstration of an interactive map by the representative of the Defense Ministry , Artsrun Hovhannisyan during his daily briefing on October 24th . It is noteworthy that the map was presented a month after the beginning of the hostilities . The map showed the latest developments on the front line , pointing to the areas that were under the adversary ’ s control , the areas where the enemy was pushed back and the areas where active military operations were taking place . Another humanitarian ceasefire was brokered on October 25th . However , it did not hold because of attacks by the Azerbaijani armed forces . The next day Nikol Pashinyan addressed the nation and assured that “ the Armenian side has done everything to maintain the ceasefire .” Another crucial statement made by Pashinyan is that “ Azerbaijan is not looking for a resolution to the conflict but rather the capitulation of Karabakh ” ( Statements and messages of the prime minister of RA ). He also noted that Armenia is ready for “ painful concessions ”, but will not accept the capitulation of Artsakh . The prime minister ’ s wife announced that a women ’ s unit will start military training the next day and head to join the defense army of Artsakh .
In another address to the nation , Pashinyan referred to Azerbaijani war propaganda and the false announcements about their victory . However , he assured that Azerbaijani people would not ever hear such news and their desire to capture Artsakh would never come true . At the end , Pashinyan added “ Let ’ s agree to not be afraid of anything . And you , the Armenian people , are the winners ” ( Statements and messages of the prime minister of RA ). On the same day , the commander of the defense army Jalal Harutyunyan got injured on the battlefield , and he had to appoint Mikayel Arzumanyan to that position . On October 28 th , Azerbaijan ’ s president announced that he was ready to go to Moscow and meet the Armenian prime minister for talks on the conflict . However , he was suspicious of the effectiveness of the meeting with the new government of Armenia . The next day , Artsakh ’ s president announced that Azerbaijani forces were several kilometers from Shushi and warned about the danger they were encountering in the defense operations ( Artsakh spotlight Karabakh ). On October 30 th , Pashinyan gave interviews to several media outlets such as Telegraph , European Post , Foreign Policy and Tageblatt . The PM stated that the “ optimal solution is the deployment of Russian peacekeepers ,” but added that it has to be acceptable to all the parties to the conflict ( Interviews and press conferences ).
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