 May 9 is now celebrated in Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as "The Day of the NKR’s Defence Army" and "The Day of Liberation of Shushi," respectively A commendation medal was also awarded by the government to those Armenians who participated in the battle.The city has become one of the central items involved in the negotiating process in peace talks since the war ended in 1994.Armenia's western neighbor, Turkey, took umbrage after Armenian troops had captured the town.