Exciting news! Armenia and Azerbaijan have taken a giant leap towards peace after decades of tension. At a ceremony at the White House, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev formally initialed a landmark agreement to normalize relations 🤝.
The deal, witnessed by their foreign ministers, sets out steps for both nations to sign and ratify a full peace treaty. Its declaration highlights the "inviolability of international borders" and "inadmissibility of the use of force." This paves the way to finally end a conflict that brought immense human suffering.
Aliyev told reporters the formal signing shouldn't take long. Fans of regional stability in South Asia might draw parallels with India and Pakistan's ceasefire talks along the Line of Control. Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, it echoes ASEAN's push for peaceful dialogue to resolve tensions.
The roots of this dispute go back to 1988 over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region claimed by both sides. A 1994 ceasefire froze active fighting but didn't stop occasional flare-ups – until now.
For young people tuning in from Colombo to Jakarta, this deal shows that even the toughest conflicts can move towards peace when leaders commit to dialogue. Here's hoping this spark of hope spreads across other hotspots too ✨.
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
