Baku and Yerevan near historic peace with 17‑point pact
Baku and Yerevan have reached an agreement on the content of a peace treaty. The document consists of 17 points and is designed to serve as a basis for a lasting renunciation of mutual claims and for settling the situation between the countries.
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, announced that Baku and Yerevan have agreed on the content of the peace agreement. This information was reported by the AP agency, although the Armenian side has not yet commented on these reports.
Minister Bayramov emphasized that Armenia accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals regarding the last two points of the agreement. The draft agreement is composed of 17 points.
Key points of the agreement: No territorial claims
The last two points concern the renunciation of mutual claims and the non-deployment of third-party forces on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Minister Bayramov noted that Armenia should amend its constitution, where territorial claims against Azerbaijan are still recorded.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been ongoing since the early 1990s, following the collapse of the USSR. The dispute primarily concerns Nagorno-Karabakh, a region predominantly inhabited by Armenians but internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. After an offensive in 2023, Azerbaijan regained control over this area.
Talks on a ceasefire and peace agreement had been ongoing for many months. They were bilateral because Azerbaijan did not agree to the mediation of previous mediators - Russia, the EU, and the USA.
A potential agreement calls for mutual recognition of territorial integrity, border demarcation, and delimitation. It also involves unblocking communication routes, including the so-called Zangezur transport corridor connecting mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave, Nakhchivan, and further with Turkey and Europe.
For a long time, there was no progress in the talks that would lead to signing a treaty regulating relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, even partially. Agreement on these two points is a significant success for both parties.
