8 hours agoArmenia and Azerbaijan on eve of peace in Tirana, Von der Leeyen confirms finalisation of treaty
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)A historic step towards peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan appears to have been made by Tirana, where the European Political Community Summit is under way. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen has announced that the peace treaty between the two countries has been finalised and that its signing is very close. “European Council President [Antonio...]
“The president of the European Council [Antonio Costa] and I commended the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for finalising the UN peace treaty”, Ursula von der Leyen said on the X network, following meetings he held in Tirana with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pasinyan and Azer President Ilham Aliyev, in the presence of European Council head Antonio Costa.
The EC president named this development as “a big step ahead of”, adding: “We look forward to his quick signature. The EU is willing to invest in regional interconnection and bring the entire region closer and closer to our Union”.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has lasted for decades, with the biggest clashes concentrated in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding areas. The region has been controlled by the self-declared Republic of Arcah, but the international community recognises it as Azerbaijan's de jure territory.
