CoE backs Armenia-Azerbaijan reconciliation efforts

PanARMENIAN.Net - At the opening of the Council of Europe’s weekly meeting of deputy foreign ministers in Strasbourg, Secretary General Alain Berset praised the joint declaration signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington. He said its implementation could reshape the region through reconciliation, stability, and development, Panorama.am reported.

“This peace must be built on our core values — democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. The Council of Europe will stand with Armenia and Azerbaijan on their path to peace,” Berset said.

On August 8, at the White House, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint declaration following trilateral talks. On the same occasion, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov preliminarily signed the “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan” in the presence of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the U.S.