U.S. Sec Gen welcomes statement by Armenia, Azerbaijan 

ArmInfo. Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for U.N. Secretary- General Antonio Guterres, has issued the following statement: 

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcements by Armenia and  Azerbaijan on the conclusion of negotiations on the draft peace  agreement. He is encouraged by the progress made by the parties  towards normalization of relations and strongly supports their  efforts to resolve all outstanding issues in the interest of  long-term peace in the region.  

On March 13, it became known that Yerevan and Baku had completed the  approval of the draft peace treaty. At the same time, the Prime  Minister of Armenia noted that the time and place of signing the  treaty had not yet been determined. According to him, Yerevan is  waiting for the go-ahead from Baku. Touching upon the content of the  two remaining points that were agreed upon, Pashinyan said that this  was an agreement on the non-deployment of third-country forces and  the waiver of international claims.