A ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan came into effect on Wednesday evening, according to the secretary of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan. “An agreement on a ceasefire has been reached with the participation of the international community,” Grigoryan told Armenian television, adding that the agreement had gone into effect at 8 pm (1600 GMT) on Wednesday. There was initially no confirmation of the ceasefire from Azerbaijan, though the Armenian Defence Ministry did confirm that the shelling had died down. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the country’s parliament …