Armenia and Azerbaijan issue joint statement on the release of the military and the possibility of "peace in the region"

The Azerbaijani presidential administration and the Armenian prime minister's office have issued a joint statement on the possibility of "long-awaited peace in the region," the mutual release of some detained military personnel and other agreements.

Source. This is reported by The Insider with reference to the Azerbaijani agency AzerTaj.

Azerbaijan "as a gesture of goodwill" releases 32 Armenian servicemen, Armenia, in turn, releases two Azerbaijani servicemen and withdraws its candidacy for the 29th session of the COP-29 on climate change in support of Azerbaijan's candidacy.

In response, Azerbaijan supports the candidacy of Armenia from the Eastern European Group for membership in the COP Bureau, the statement said.

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree that there is a historic opportunity to achieve the long-awaited peace in the region, the document says.

"Both countries reaffirm their intention to normalize relations and reach a peace agreement based on respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia will continue negotiations on the implementation of additional confidence-building measures in the near future and call on the international community to support their efforts, which will contribute to the establishment of mutual trust between the two countries and will have a positive impact on the entire South Caucasus region," the statement reads. .

Earlier in November, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia refuses to accept the CSTO mission because the organization cannot clearly show the borders of the republic and designate its area of responsibility.