A view of the Armenian neighborhood of Burj Hammoud in Beirut on March 14, 2025. (Credit: L'Orient-Le Jour)
Armenia and Azerbaijan announced after negotiations on Thursday, March 13, that they had agreed on a peace agreement. However, indicating tensions, the announcement of the agreement was not joint: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov first told the press that "the negotiation process on the text of the peace agreement with Armenia has been concluded," before Armenia's Foreign Ministry emphasized that the "peace agreement" was "ready to be signed," criticizing Azerbaijan for making a "unilateral" announcement when it wanted it to be "joint." Read more Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal: Baku's military victory confirmed Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars: The first following the fall of the USSR, won by Armenia; the second in 2020, won by Azerbaijan, both over the...
Armenia and Azerbaijan announced after negotiations on Thursday, March 13, that they had agreed on a peace agreement. However, indicating tensions, the announcement of the agreement was not joint: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov first told the press that "the negotiation process on the text of the peace agreement with Armenia has been concluded," before Armenia's Foreign Ministry emphasized that the "peace agreement" was "ready to be signed," criticizing Azerbaijan for making a "unilateral" announcement when it wanted it to be "joint." Read more Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal: Baku's military victory confirmed Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars: The first following the fall of the USSR, won by Armenia; the second in 2020, won by Azerbaijan, both over the...