Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians hold talks with Azerbaijan amid protests in Armenia

Armenian separatists in the Nagorno-Karabakh region held talks with a delegation of Azerbaijani government officials on Thursday, after they agreed a ceasefire that ended a 24-hour military operation by Baku. Under the terms of the ceasefire Armenian forces in the region were required to lay down their arms and disband. Armenia's prime minister said a ceasefire was holding but was widely denounced by protesters in the capital, Yerevan. The delegation representing the region's Armenian population met Azerbaijani officials to discuss the future of their region in the city of Yevlakh. No statements were made after the meeting Armenian PM says ceasefire is holding in Nagorno-Karabakh as talks begin Nagorno-Karabakh: thousands protest in Armenia in wake of ceasefire deal