Baku\/Tbilisi, Mar 13 (EFE).- Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the final text of a peace treaty to formally end their decades-long conflict over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.<\/p>
Both sides are now discussing the date and venue for the signing, marking a crucial step toward lasting stability in the region.<\/p>
“The work on the text has been completed,” Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said, adding that Armenia had accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals on two outstanding issues.<\/p>
Armenia\u2019s foreign ministry also confirmed that representatives of both countries had reached a consensus on the treaty. “Armenia is willing to start consultations with Azerbaijan regarding the date and place of the signing,” the ministry said.<\/p>
Previously, the two nations had agreed on 15 of the 17 articles of the treaty, with unresolved matters concerning legal complaints before international courts and the presence of foreign forces along their shared border.<\/p>
The peace negotiations trace back to an April 2022 meeting in Brussels, where Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev agreed to launch talks and establish a joint border commission.<\/p>
Pashinyan hailed the completion of the treaty\u2019s text as an “important event” and reaffirmed Armenia\u2019s commitment to allowing Azerbaijan transit access to Nakhchivan, one of Baku’s key demands, provided that Armenian sovereignty over the transit routes is respected.<\/p>
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has conditioned the treaty\u2019s signing on amendments to Armenia\u2019s constitution, which Baku claims threatens its territorial integrity.<\/p>
Pashinyan, however, has rejected this assertion, stating that Armenia’s constitution contains no territorial claims over Azerbaijan, whereas Azerbaijan\u2019s constitution does include such claims over Armenian territory.<\/p>
Pashinyan also argued that the peace treaty, once signed, would override national legislation, helping to resolve these lingering disputes.<\/p>
The nearly 1,000-km border between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains undefined due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which erupted following the Soviet Union\u2019s collapse.<\/p>
The two countries have fought two wars over the enclave, one won by Armenia in 1994 and the second by Azerbaijan in 2020. EFE<\/p>
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