Armenia and Azerbaijan agree treaty terms to end almost 40 years of conflict

Kaja Kallasforeign policy chief

The announcements represent a decisive step towards lasting peace and security in the region,

the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, commending "both sides for their persistent work".

Jeyhun Bayramovforeign Minister

As the next step, Azerbaijan expects that Armenia will amend its Constitution and … eliminate claims against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan,

said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov

Both sides [should] sign the peace treaty and continue talks,

he said, though noted that skepticism remained a barrier

Richard Giragosianpolitician

This is an unprecedented breakthrough in what was deadlocked diplomacy,

said Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Center, an independent think tank based in Armenia

After the Constitutional Court’s decision last year, it is clear that the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia does not contain territorial claims against Azerbaijan or any other country. Secondly, we believe that Azerbaijan’s Constitution includes claims toward the Republic of Armenia,

Pashinyan said, according to Armenpress

Nikol Pashinyanprime Minister

One of the two articles concerns the issue of not deploying forces from third countries along the border. The other concerns the mutual withdrawal of claims from international instances and the commitment not to take actions against each other,

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said to journalists Thursday, ... according to Armenia’s state news agency Armenpress

We are ready to continue the bilateral dialogue on these and other issues related to the normalization process between the two countries,

the statement said

The negotiation process on the text of the peace agreement with Armenia has been concluded,

said Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s foreign minister

We need to be certain that we are not only withdrawing the cases from international courts but also renouncing them altogether,

Pashinyan said

We believe this text is a compromise, as a peace agreement should be,

he told reporters

Jeyhun Bayramovforeign Minister

We had previously reported that the last two articles remained unapproved. However, the Armenian side has now informed us that it accepts Azerbaijan’s proposals on these two issues,

Bayramov noted