Cease-fire holds between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Yerevan (Armenia): A cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan held Thursday following two days of fighting that killed 155 soldiers from both sides.

Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia's Security Council, said the truce brokered thanks to international mediation took effect at 8 p.m. Wednesday. A previous cease-fire that Russia brokered Tuesday had quickly failed.

Armenia's Defense Ministry said Thursday that the situation on the border with Azerbaijan was quiet and no cease-fire violations were reported. There was no immediate comment from Azerbaijan's government.

The cease-fire declaration followed two days of heavy fighting that marked the largest outbreak of hostilities between the two longtime adversaries in nearly two years.