EU’s Michel Hails Prospect of Peace After High-Stakes Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks

05/16/2023

The negotiations in Brussels came amid a series of fatal clashes along the shared border between the two former Soviet republics.

An end to decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be in sight, European Council President Charles Michel said Sunday following negotiations between the two sides.

“Following the recent positive talks held in the U.S. on the peace treaty, the momentum should be maintained to take decisive steps towards the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement,” Michel added.

At the same time, he declared that the two sides had “made clear progress” in talks over unblocking transport links and suggested a prisoner exchange could be carried out in the coming days.

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