Rare Direct Talks Raise Hopes of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal
- Leaders’ offices pledge confidence-building in joint statement
- Armenia, Azerbaijan fought for decades over Nagorno-Karabakh
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The US, European Union, Russia and Turkey welcomed a joint statement by Armenia and Azerbaijan as a potential breakthrough in efforts to end decades of conflict.
The endorsements followed an announcement of “tangible steps” to build confidence in the statement by the offices of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The two countries “share the view that there is a historical chance to achieve a long-awaited peace,” according to the statement late Thursday.