Peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan resume Sunday in Geneva

Armenia announced Friday that it will take part in talks on a peace treaty with Azerbaijan on Sunday in Geneva, after recent border clashes jeopardized the normalization process between the two countries.

Last month, at least 286 people were killed on both sides before a US-brokered truce ended the worst clashes between the two sides since the 2020 war.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Friday that Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jehon Bayramov "will meet Sunday in Geneva to start substantive discussions on the text of the peace agreement."

"Until now, there is no document on the negotiating table that we can sign or reject," he added.

The two ministers met on September 20 in New York as part of negotiations mediated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Yerevan confirmed the killing of three Armenian soldiers in border clashes last week, accusing Azerbaijan of causing them and demanding the deployment of an international monitoring mission on the ground.

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