Baku and Yerevan renounced territorial claims and the use of force

Azerbaijan and Armenia renounced territorial claims and the use of force. This is evidenced on August 11 by the text of the initialed peace agreement between the two countries, published by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two states.

"The parties confirm that they have no territorial claims against each other and will not make any such claims in the future," the document says.

In addition, Baku and Yerevan agreed to refrain from the use of force or the threat of its use against both territorial integrity and political independence. In particular, countries should not allow a third party to use their respective territories to use force against another party.

Also, Azerbaijan and Armenia, according to the text of the document, should refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs.

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Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Armenia, expressed his readiness to contribute to the normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan. In addition, the Russian leader stressed the importance of steps that contribute to ensuring sustainable peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Prior to that, on August 8, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a declaration on the peaceful settlement of the conflict. During the meeting in Washington, they agreed to end the confrontation and resume diplomatic relations. Later, Pashinyan said that Yerevan and Baku established peace by signing documents in the United States.

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