Armenian soldiers evacuate their headquarters from the town of Agdam on Nov. 19, 2020 as the territory is due to be returned to Azerbaijan on November 20, 2020. (AFP)

Armenian soldiers evacuate their headquarters from the town of Aghdam on Nov. 19, 2020 as the territory is due to be returned to Azerbaijan. (AFP)

Azerbaijan's army enters Aghdam, Armenian district handed back in peace deal

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AFP, Baku

Published: 20 November ,2020: 09:08 AM GST Updated: 20 November ,2020: 09:11 AM GST

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Azerbaijan’s army said Friday it had entered the district of Aghdam, the first of three to be handed back by Armenia as part of a Russian-brokered peace deal to end fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

“Units of the Azerbaijan Army entered the Aghdam region on November 20,” Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said of the district, which had been controlled by Armenian separatists for nearly 30 years.

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