Armenia optimistic about progress in peace talks with Azerbaijan
Armenia has expressed optimism about a peace treaty proposal from Azerbaijan, Armenian media outlet News.am reported on Jan. 8, citing Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.
Both nations have agreed to convene a meeting of their respective delimitation commissions, responsible for establish border lines. Armenia is currently awaiting Azerbaijan's response, Grigoryan said.
Despite advancements in peace treaty negotiations, challenges persist where agreements made verbally have yet to find consensus in the written text of the peace agreement, the secretary noted.
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"We anticipate the swift finalization of the peace treaty,” Grigoryan said.
“The proposals on the negotiating table from Armenia offer crucial security guarantees for our nation."
Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry referred to the events in Karabakh as "local counter-terrorism measures" in response to a "series of large-scale military provocations and acts of terrorism" by Armenian forces.
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Armenia labeled Baku's actions as full-scale aggression and accused Azerbaijan of ethnic cleansing. Protests erupted in Yerevan, calling on the government to intervene in the Karabakh situation. Azerbaijan’s military operation ended only following the evacuation of nearly all ethnic Armenias from the region – approximately 100,000 people.
On Sept. 20, the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh on agreed to a ceasefire.
Azerbaijan had "completed all tasks of the anti-terrorist operation" within a day and "restored sovereignty," stated Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that he is was ready to recognize Azerbaijan's sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh.
The heads of the foreign ministries of both countries reported that a peace agreement between the two countries could be possible by the end of 2023.
In mid-July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan said that Moscow and Yerevan had not fulfilled their obligations under the tripartite agreement signed after the 2020 conflict.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Aliyev and Pashinyan on Nov. 27. He welcomed the intentions to conclude a "strong and worthy" peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Republic of Artsakh ceased to exist on Jan. 1, 2024.
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