Azerbaijan has announced a “unilateral ceasefire” in fighting with Armenian forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
A defence ministry spokesman said the Azeris were acting in response to international calls to halt violence.
Firing had continued into Sunday, after clashes left 30 soldiers dead and caused civilian casualties.
Nagorno-Karabakh has been in the hands of ethnic-Armenian separatists since a war that ended in 1994.
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“Azerbaijan, showing good will, has decided to unilaterally cease hostilities,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
It warned it would strike back if its forces came under attack.
Meanwhile reports from Armenia said two Karabakh soldiers had been injured in the fighting on Sunday.
On Saturday Armenia said 18 ethnic-Armenian troops died, while Azerbaijan said it had lost 12 troops. The Karabakh defence ministry said a 12-year-old boy had been killed and two other children injured.
Each side blamed the other for breaking the ceasefire. Azerbaijan said its forces had taken over two strategic hills and a village but lost a helicopter.
The Armenian government said Azerbaijan had launched a “massive attack” with tanks, artillery and helicopters.
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