Complex sentence: By early 1994, both countries were devastated by the war and on May 5 the Bishkek Protocol was signed between the heads of the parliaments of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Split into simpler sentences: By early 1994, both countries were devastated by the war. On May 5, the Bishkek Protocol was signed by the heads of the parliaments of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan.