BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 20. Signing the Joint
Declaration and initialing a peace agreement by Azerbaijan and
Armenia in Washington in August this year mark a historic step
toward ending the long-standing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict,
Azerbaijani Parliament Chairperson Sahiba Gafarova said at the
151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in
Geneva, Switzerland today, Trend reports.
Gafarova expressed hope that this milestone will open a new
chapter of lasting peace, stability, and sustainable development in
the South Caucasus, demonstrating that even long-standing conflicts
can be resolved through dialogue and political will.
On August 8, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, U.S.
President Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
signed a Joint Declaration following the Washington meeting between
the Azerbaijani President and the Armenian PM.
During the same meeting, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun
Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan initialed
the draft “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate
Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia” and signed a joint letter
to the current OSCE Chairperson regarding the closure of the OSCE
Minsk process, the OSCE Chairperson’s personal representative for
the conflict discussed at the Minsk Conference, and the High-Level
Planning Group.
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