Its leaders Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed yesterday Sunday during his meeting in Brussels “to proceed with the discussions» for a peace agreement on Nagorno-Karabakhan area where in the autumn of 2020 war broke out between the two countries, said the president of the European Council.
The Armenian Prime Minister Nicole Pasinian and the President of Azerbaijan Ilhan Aliyev they had «honest and productive»Conversations with the mediation of the EU in Brussels, said Charles Michel.
«Leaders agree to proceed with talks on future peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan“, Michelle added in a statement.
Talks will start “in the coming weeks“, He clarified and added that he stressed to the two leaders the importance to take into account”the rights and security of the Armenian population in Karabakh».
At the same time there will be one “Meeting of border committees” in the coming days, which will address border demarcation issues and “the best way to ensure a safe situation».
In Nagorno-Karabakh, an area claimed by Armenia and Azerbaijan for 30 years, a six-week war broke out in autumn 2020 that killed more than 6,500 people before being declared ceasefire mediated by Russia.
Under the agreement, Armenia ceded to Azerbaijan territories it controlled after the first war between them in the early 1990s, while Russia A 2,000-strong peacekeeping force was deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The ceasefire agreement, which was considered a national humiliation in Armenia, sparked anti-government protests, forcing Pasinyan to call early elections, which his party won in September.
However, the Armenian Prime Minister is still under pressure in his country, as the opposition accuses him of defeat in the 2020 war and that his recent statements indicate that he is very submissive towards Azerbaijan.
Protests have been staged in Yerevan in recent weeks, with Pasinyan saying the international community wants Armenia to “to lower the barIn terms of its claims in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“Another EU meeting between Aliyev and Pasinian is scheduled for July or August,” Michel said.
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