The ministers arrived in Baku on Tuesday evening to meet with Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran also declares its readiness to assist in the deployment of peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation along the lines of contact in accordance with clauses 3 and 4 of the ceasefire agreement."

Russia has confirmed that France and United States are not part of the agreement signed last night despite being co-chairs of the Minsk process.

Statement by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and President of the Russian Federation on 10 November 2020

The peacekeeping force will oversee the end of hostilities according to a Russian brokered agreement

Angry protestors attacked the government building, as well as the building of the National Assembly where the Speaker of Parliament, Ararat Mirzoyan, was badly beaten up.

According to preliminary details under the 9 point agreement, Russia will deploy 2000 peacekeepers to supervise its implementation.

Earlier the TASS news agency, citing sources at the Russian Defence Ministry, reported that a Russian Mi-24 helicopter was downed over Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan from a man-portable air-defense system, killing two and injuring one.