A little more than a month after the attack, which saw Azerbaijan regain control of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia announced that it was ready to sign a peace agreement and establish diplomatic relations with Baku in the coming months. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this on Thursday.
Pashinyan said, “We hope to sign a peace agreement and establish diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan in the coming months.” Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in conflict for thirty years over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. They have no diplomatic relations and their common border remains heavily guarded.
Last month, the Baku army occupied this area and took control within 48 hours. This led to the exodus of Yerevan-backed Armenian separatists who have ruled the region since the 1990s. The Armenian government has accused Russia, once a close ally, of aiding Azerbaijan’s advance. However, separatists also challenged Prime Minister Pashinyan, accusing him of not reacting adequately to the attack in Baku.
Today the climate between the two former Soviet countries seems calmer. Armenia aims to leave behind the thirty-year conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and start a new era in diplomatic relations with Turkey. Pashinyan, as he has stated, hopes to open the border with Azerbaijan’s close ally Turkey (closed since 1993) to third-country citizens and holders of diplomatic passports.
Source: Today IT
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