Trilateral meeting of Nikol Pashinyan, Charles Michel and Ilham Aliyev in Brussels. File photoBRUSSELS/BAKU, May 23.The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue negotiations on a future peace treaty in the coming weeks at the level of foreign ministers. Michel spoke on the results of a trilateral meeting in Brussels with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. a future peace treaty that will regulate relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan… Delegations led by foreign ministers will continue the process in the coming weeks,» Michel told reporters. The head of the European Council also said that during the negotiations he pointed out the need to discuss the security issues of the Armenian population of Karabakh. According to him, the first joint meeting of the national commissions of Azerbaijan and Armenia on delimitation will take place in the coming days. «In the coming days, the first joint meeting of the border commissions will be held on the interstate border. It (the meeting) will answer all questions related to the delimitation of borders and ensuring a stable state at its best,» Michel said in a statement.Pashinyan and Aliyev agreed to work on opening regional communicationsMishel noted that the joint working group on socio-economic development will also continue to work. «With regard to socio-economic development, the EU will continue to work with both parties within the framework of a consulting group to promote economic development for the benefit of both countries and their people,» Michel said. He added that the next meeting of leaders in this format will be held in the summer. «We agreed to continue working and intend to hold a meeting of this format in July-August,» said the head of the European Council. At the end of September 2020, hostilities resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, which became a continuation of a long-term conflict and led to civilian casualties. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 was successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a complete ceasefire and exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead. Yerevan also handed over to Baku the Kelbajar and Lachin regions, as well as part of the Aghdam region, which since 1994 have been under the control of the unrecognized NKR. In addition, Russian peacekeepers have been stationed in the region.
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