Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia held talks on a Peace agreement

Azerbaijan has published a press release following the talks between the country's Foreign Minister and his Armenian counterpart, held in the United States.

According to Baku, progress has been made in the negotiations on the draft bilateral Peace Agreement and the establishment of interstate relations. In addition, an agreement was reached on additional articles of the draft Agreement.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the aim of the talks is to reach a final agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the coming weeks and months. "Both sides have shown a sincere desire to normalize relations and end the long conflict between the two countries," Blinken said.

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