The perpetual horizon: Armenia, Azerbaijan and prospects for peace

The perpetual horizon: Armenia, Azerbaijan and prospects for peace

Cover image: picture alliance / Middle East Images | Anthony Pizzoferrato In a speech on May 9th, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan hinted at the delicate status of the country’s negotiations with Azerbaijan: “Despite all the internal and external provocations […]. There will be peace.” That peace has not seemed so close since the end of the 1980s. But the spectre of a new war also looms as near as ever. The return of Donald Trump to the …

Armenia, Azerbaijan Close to Signing Peace Deal, Says EU’s Foreign Affairs Chief

Armenia and Azerbaijan are close to signing a peace deal, according to Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, who made the statement Friday upon arriving in the Albanian capital, Tirana, where a European summit is being held. “It’s in everybody’s interest that they sign this peace agreement so that we have one conflict less,” Kallas told journalists. “I was in Azerbaijan, and I’m also going to Armenia. It’s important to take th…