UNITED NATIONS, United States - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by news that long-time foes Armenia and Azerbaijan are ready to s

The ANCA continues to advocate for a peace that adds to Armenia’s security and sovereignty, safeguards its Constitutional integrity, and ensures the right of return for Artsakh’s forcibly displaced Armenians to their historic Artsakh homeland.

Russia is ready to host talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia so they could normalize their bilateral relations and sign a peace treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

YEREVAN—The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on March 13 the completion of negotiations on the draft treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to the MFA, Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the non-deployment of third-party forces along the border and the withdrawal of legal claims from international courts.

Armenia and Azerbaijan will not deploy third-country forces along their border after the two sides sign a peace agreement, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday.

Azerbaijan and Armenia said Thursday that they had wrapped up talks aimed at resolving the Caucasus neighbours' decades-long conflict, with both sides agreeing on the text of a possible treaty. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have repeatedly said a comprehensive peace deal to end their long-standing conflict is within reach,

It should be recalled that on March 13, it was announced that Armenia and Azerbaijan had completed the coordination of the peace treaty text. The final agreed points include a commitment by both sides not to deploy third-country forces on their shared border and a mutual waiver of claims in international courts.

Armenian and Azerbaijani officials said on Thursday that they had agreed the text of a peace agreement to end nearly four decades of conflict between the South Caucasus countries, a sudden breakthrough in a fitful and often bitter peace process.