Trump is looking forward to Azerbaijan and Armenia signing a peace treaty, US diplomat says

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump hopes for the signing of a long-awaited peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which could mark a new era of stability in the South Caucasus, a senior U.S. official said.

U.S. President Donald Trump is looking forward to Azerbaijan and Armenia signing a long-awaited peace treaty, Eric Jacobs, a senior adviser of the State Bureau of Energy Resources of the U.S. Department of State, said on Friday.

Speaking at an energy event in Baku, Jacobs said the peace treaty would usher in "a new era of security and prosperity" for the South Caucasus region.

Armenia and Azerbaijan said last month that they had agreed the text of a peace agreement to end almost four decades of conflict between the two countries over Karabakh.

The peace deal is still not expected to be signed quickly though as Azerbaijan is demanding that Armenia first change its constitution to remove what Baku says are references to Karabakh independence.

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