Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks with the United States in Munich on Saturday, the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October amid heightened tensions over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
over a two-month blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only land route giving Armenia direct access to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia said the progress of work on a draft peace treaty was discussed during Saturday's talks between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, which took place during the three-day Munich Security Conference. "Prime Minister Pashinyan reaffirmed the determination of the Armenian side to reach the signing of such an agreement that will truly guarantee long-term peace and stability in the region," said a statement on the prime minister's website.
It said there had also been discussion about the unblocking of regional transport infrastructures and the implementation of delimitation between the two countries.
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