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epa08825763 A handout photo made available by Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry shows Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev kissing the Azerbaijan's national flag during his visit to Fuzuli and Jabrayil districts of Azerbaijan, 16 November 2020 (issued 17 November 2020). On 09 November Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Putin signed a statement announcing a complete ceasefire and halt of all military operations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Armed clashes erupted on 27 September 2020 in the simmering territorial conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory along the contact line of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (also known as Artsakh). EPA/AZERBAIJAN DEFENCE MINISTRY/HO HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT/BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES