UN chief hails Azerbaijan–Armenia peace agreements as global positive step

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the peace agreements reached between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Washington, describing them as a “positive development for the entire world.”

Speaking at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Guterres called for an end to armed conflicts across the globe, Caliber.Az reports via local media. 

The secretary-general called for an end to ongoing armed conflicts around the world, including settler expansion, violence, and the looming threat of annexation in the Gaza Strip. 

From Haiti to Yemen, Myanmar, the Sahel, and beyond, "we must choose the path of peace based on international law,” he said. 

Highlighting encouraging signs over the past year, Guterres pointed to several breakthroughs. 

He noted that the past year has brought glimmers of hope: for example, the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand and the US-brokered agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

The secretary-general, however, cautioned that “too many crises remain unchecked.”

The agreements between Baku and Yerevan were reached during Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Washington on August 7–8. During the visit, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, under the mediation of US President Donald Trump, signed a joint declaration at the White House.

In addition, the foreign ministers of both countries, in the presence of the three leaders, initialed the Agreement on Peace and the Establishment of Interstate Relations.

By Sabina Mammadli