European leaders hail conclusion of peace talks between Azerbaijan, Armenia

European leaders hail conclusion of peace talks between Azerbaijan, Armenia

'Decisive step towards full normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and opening of region,' says European Council president - Anadolu Ajansı

European Union welcomes conclusion of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

The European Union has congratulated the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for finalising a peace deal and urged them to sign the treaty soon. The South Caucasus neighbours said on Thursday 13 March that they had concluded talks aimed at resolving their decades-old conflict, with both sides agreeing on the text of a possible treaty. European Council chief Antonio Costa wrote on X that it was "a decisive step towards the full normalisation of rel…

What Armenia Peace Processors Should Learn from Cyprus and Yemen - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

The Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on March 14 that it had accepted Azerbaijan’s last two outstanding demands and was ready to sign a peace agreement with its neighbor. Secretary of State Marco Rubio lauded the agreement. “Now is the time to commit to peace, sign and ratify the treaty, and usher in a new era of prosperity for the people of the South Caucasus,” he declared. French President Emmanuel Macron also praised the agreement. “I welc…

Reports of torture and ill-treatment in Azerbaijan should be ‘promptly and impartially investigated’, says EU

The European Commission and the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus are “closely following” the trials against the 16 Karabakh Armenian defendants that have been taking place at the Baku Military Court since 17 January of this year. In a speech yesterday on behalf of EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, Commissioner for Housing...