The EU has issued a statement welcoming Armenia's and Azerbaijan's respective statements on the conclusion of negotiations on the draft peace agreement and the establishment of interstate relations.
"We thank both sides for their persistent work in this direction over the past few years, both bilaterally and with the international community's participation. The EU welcomes Armenia's steps towards finalizing the text. These statements are a crucial step towards sustainable regional peace and security.
It is essential to maintain this momentum and ensure a smooth conclusion of this process, with the same forward-looking and compromise-based approaches from both sides. "The EU fully supports the process of normalizing Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and stands ready to provide additional assistance and expertise, should the parties so request," the Office of the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said.
