Azerbaijan, Armenia Agree To Hold Peace Treaty Talks

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday agreed to hold meetings on a joint border commission and a separate working group for a possible peace treaty.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that both meetings would take place in the near future.

The statement added; "The Ministers had an exchange of views as a follow-up to the agreements reached at the level of the leaders of both states.

"Both countries agreed on parameters of the participants in the joint border commission and discussed the issues related to the continuation of steps in the humanitarian sphere.

Meanwhile, the Armenian Foreign Ministry also confirmed the agreement in a statement, saying the two sides agreed on the structure of Commission on delimitation and border security.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov discussed issues related to addressing humanitarian problems and preparing work on peace negotiations with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan, the statement added.