Yerevan, Baku share opinion on historic chance to achieve  long-awaited peace in region

ArmInfo.The Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the Presidential  Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan have issued a joint statement reading: 

The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan share the view  that there is a historic chance to achieve a long-awaited peace in  the region. Two countries reconfirm their intention to normalize  relations and to reach the peace treaty on the basis of respect for  the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Following the talks between the Office of the Prime Minister of the  Republic of Armenia and the Presidential Administration of the  Republic of Azerbaijan, an agreement has been reached on taking  tangible steps towards building confidence between two countries.

Driven by the values of humanism and as a gesture of goodwill, the  Republic of Azerbaijan releases 32 Armenian military servicemen.

In its turn, driven by the values of humanism and as a gesture of  goodwill, the Republic of Armenia releases 2 Azerbaijani military  servicemen.

As a sign of good gesture, the Republic of Armenia supports the bid  of the Republic of Azerbaijan to host the 29th Session of the  Conference of Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on  Climate Change, by withdrawing its own candidacy. The Republic of  Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan do hope that the other  countries within the Eastern European Group will also support  Azerbaijan's bid to host.  As a sign of good gesture, the Republic of  Azerbaijan supports the Armenian candidature for Eastern European  Group COP Bureau membership.

The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue  their discussions regarding the implementation of more confidence  building measures, effective in the near future and call on the  international community to support their efforts that will contribute  to building mutual trust between two countries and will positively  impact the entire South Caucasus region.