Armenia and Azerbaijan prepare for peace negotiations

International

7-04-2022, 18:25

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Baghdad-INA

Armenia and Azerbaijan announced the

start of preparations for holding peace negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that "a decision was reached to start peace negotiations after a meeting in Brussels, which brought together Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, with the mediation of European Council President Charles Michel," noting that "Michel asked the foreign ministers of the two countries." Begin preparations for peace negotiations.

The statement added, "During the meeting, an agreement was reached to form a bilateral committee on border demarcation issues to ensure security and stability along the common borders between the two countries."

For its part, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stressed that "works are underway to start