Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked parliament to authorize sending peacekeeping troops to Azerbaijan.

Armenia is expected to begin giving back Azerbaijani lands under a peace deal that puts an end to 30 years of occupation.

Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) says it has foiled an attempt by former officials to assassinate the country’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and to seize power following the recent ceasefire deal with Azerbaijan Republic.

Yerevan has signed a Russia-brokered deal to end its conflict with Baku over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, committing itself to withdrawing all its forces from the occupied territories in a move that has outraged Armenians who consider it as “concession of defeat”.

Armenia says “fierce combat” has taken place with Azerbaijani forces near a key stronghold in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The IRGC’s chief commander says any possible threat as a result of the ongoing Karabakh conflict will be met with a “firm and timely” response.

Russia will provide Armenia with “all necessary assistance,” if an ongoing fighting with Azerbaijan expands to Armenian territories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is open to the return of the occupied lands of Karabakh to Azerbaijan.

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of breaching a US-brokered truce in Karabakh.

Baku and Yerevan have announced they would begin on Monday morning a third attempt to establish a lasting ceasefire after four weeks of fighting.