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              Cease-Fire Holds in Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region

   by VOA News

   Azerbaijani and Armenian forces both said they are largely observing a
   cease-fire following four days of fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh
   region.

   Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry says its forces were strictly observing
   the cease-fire around the disputed territory.

   The Armenian side said the cease-fire was largely holding despite some
   sporadic shelling.

   The cease-fire was declared Tuesday in Moscow by officials of both
   countries.

   Heavy casualties
   At least 60 people were killed in four days of renewed fighting over
   the disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It was some of the
   worst violence since the war ended in 1994.

   Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan, but has been under control of
   local ethnic Armenian forces and the Armenian military since the 1994
   truce.

   The fighting has drawn condemnations, as well as calls for resuming
   talks to reach an ultimate settlement of the situation.

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