Several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations on the full text of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to a statement published on the European Parliament’s official website.

“The Armenian government deserves praise for this significant development—accepting Azerbaijan’s proposals on the last two unresolved articles and expressing readiness for a swift signing of the agreement. We are confident that Azerbaijan’s leadership will seize this historic opportunity to end decades of conflict and build a prosperous South Caucasus by signing and implementing the peace agreement,” the statement reads, as reported by Armenpress.

The statement's authors also stressed the importance of continuing the border delimitation process and opening regional communication routes based on the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, reciprocity, and equality. They emphasized that such steps would promote regional development, expand connections, establish lasting peace, and foster reconciliation between communities through direct people-to-people contacts.

“In the same spirit, we also trust that the Turkish government will support the positive developments in the region and respond to Armenia’s willingness to open the Armenian-Turkish border—for the benefit of its own citizens and the entire South Caucasus,” the MEPs added.

The statement was endorsed by David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs; Sergey Lagodinsky, Chair of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly delegation; Nils Ušakovs, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus; as well as Miriam Lexmann, the European Parliament’s permanent rapporteur on Armenia, and Dragoș Tudorache, the rapporteur on Azerbaijan.

*Armenia’s Foreign Ministry announced it has accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals on the two previously unresolved articles, finalizing the peace agreement for signing. Armenia is ready to discuss the date and venue for signing, while Baku has introduced new preconditions and stated that it is premature to set a meeting date.

The draft peace agreement consists of 17 articles, with 15 already agreed upon. The unresolved points included renouncing mutual international claims and prohibiting third-country representatives from being stationed along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.*