Broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our International Im sean thomas glad to have you with us as we recap the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program right now 1st lets start off with the latest in the standoff between armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed territory of now go to the 2 countries say they are abiding by a cease fire that came into force on saturday but both have accused the other of violating the truce with russia serving as an intermediary the 2 sides managed to seal an agreement including an exchange of prisoners and war dead in the contested region the deal paves the way for further talks to be mediated by russia the u. S. And france heres some of what we saw from the key players on saturday. A ceasefire is announced from 12 pm 110th of october for humanitarian purposes. We are committed to a peaceful settlement of the current conflict and the ready to resume the Peace Process but it but if the armenian side is committed to the truce regime the pha
Broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is Arch International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us lets just start off with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan on europes southern border with asia a hospital has been hit by a large explosion in the disputed province of bach and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties as well earlier the regions main city was bombed from the air and locals have been hearing the regular sound of air raid sirens. Several buildings were damaged including the Emergency Ministry where the windows were shattered and holes through the walls the defense ministry. For the airstrikes and put its army units on full combat alert has not confirmed or denied the bombing raids. It has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear what we could see the smoke from the explosions which were on the outskirts in the suburbs this is
Met with criticism from across the spectrum and. From scuffles a small faceoff for a dollar no less with left wing radicals who are resisting authorities attempt to a victim iconic squatters protest. By their very good afternoon my name is kevin now in thanks for being with us today this is Art International law from moscow im here for the next half hour to take you through the latest developments starting with developments on the diplomacy front in the long running nagornokarabakh conflict latest is to tell you all media reservation have confirmed in the last hour participation in talks offered by moscow its going to happen today its after russian president Vladimir Putin called for an end to the tease on humanitarian grounds our correspondent reports from. Moscow is proving just how much its determined to end the 2 weeks of bloodshed in the poor me breakaway republic of. Back in azerbaijan and these efforts are getting the proper response from armenia and azerbaijan the talks between
Live around the clock or across the world this is. From the team myself you know neal hello and welcome to the program. The u. N. Security council is calling for an immediate end to fighting between armenia and azerbaijan after 4 days of hostilities the 2 nations are once again vying for control over the long disputed border region of the. R. T. If they so International Media are granted access to the region. Spoke to me earlier from their. Well were in the city of stop on the capital of the disputed nagornokarabakh region and well you can see how dark it is around me well its not because were in a forest or somewhere in the middle of nowhere no in were in the middle of a city a big pretty big bustling city normally shining with the lights but this is not the case right now because all the street lights have been switched off people are trying not to light the lights in their homes just because just to make it more difficult the job more difficult to those who are bombing this town wha
My upstairs. And another news the World Health Organization is the director urges countries not to pursue herd immunity in the approach dangerous and unethical. How do we get. Through. And through through naturally infection and whats going to be whats going to cause least harm to our societies overall the lockdowns happening or not if its a good thing or not and now about issues of herd immunity and so its coming down to who is communicating the right message. Governments and big pharma are all vying to get out the 1st covert vaccine but it appears Peoples Health is not their main priority. Hi there thanks for joining us this morning on r. T. International. The ceasefire agree between armenia and azerbaijan back on saturday is reportedly being repeatedly violated with combat activity occurring over the disputed enclave of not going to care about the conflict flared up over 2 weeks ago but has roots going back 3 decades with on and off balance of fighting a contested region is mostly i