(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 1. President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a meeting with President of the
European Council Charles Michel and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol
Pashinyan on August 31, Trend reports.
Director of Pakistan's Institute of Peace and Diplomatic
Studies, political analyst Muhammad Asif Noor, commenting on the
event, said that the president of Azerbaijan and the prime minister
of Armenia met under the auspices of the European Council for the
fourth time to continue dialogue.
'This meeting is good for regional peace and security. The EU
considers it essential the two countries should continue to engage
in the process of dialogue, and the more they do, the more there
will be a chance for establishing peace in the region,' Noor
noted.
He pointed out that during the meeting there were discussed
issues of signing the peace treaty [between Azerbaijan and
Armenia], as well as the activities of the commission for the
border delimitation which was established in May this year.
These are essential steps toward long-term peace-building, which
is more important than ever in the context of the current global
instability, the analyst said.
Noor added that another critical issue discussed was
humanitarian aspect related to the missing persons and the process
of de-mining the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.
According to him, based on the strategic location of the region,
especially in creating trade and economic linkages across Asia and
Europe, peace amongst countries is very important; however, this
depends on many factors.
'The matter related to the inter-regional trade or options to
consider building cooperation in this area depends on how the
Armenian side responds,' concluded the analyst.
Chief Executive Officer of the Caspian Policy Center Efgan Nifti
said that it's encouraging to see Azerbaijan president and Armenian
prime minister continue talks with mediation of Charles Michel.
According to Nifti, everyone understands that achievement of
peace after decades long conflict is not an easy process but
potential agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia will produce
practical benefits for both countries and the region.
Achieving lasting peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia is key to
development of prosperity and security in the South Caucasus, he
noted.
The CEO further said that another important expectation is the
unblocking of regional transport communications as the region is
becoming increasingly vital for trade and transit via the Middle
Corridor.
'The US is also strongly supportive of the continued efforts of
EU leadership to bring Azerbaijan and Armenia around the
negotiating table. It would be understandable that not all issues
are solved in one meeting, but key is to making steady progress
towards reaching durable peace between two nations,' Nifti
said.
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