Azerbaijan and Armenia have Agreed to Exchange Prisoners of Wars
“Our Azerbaijani colleagues informed me earlier this month that the departure
of Russian troops a few weeks ago means that in 2024, for the first time
siice the collapse of the USSR, there will be no foreign troops on Azerbaijani
soil. In parallel, Azerbaijan and Armenia started the process of border
delimitation, agreed to exchange detainees and made it clear that they are
closer than ever to signing a peace agreement,” stated US Ambassador to
of Russian troops a few weeks ago means that in 2024, for the first time
siice the collapse of the USSR, there will be no foreign troops on Azerbaijani
soil. In parallel, Azerbaijan and Armenia started the process of border
delimitation, agreed to exchange detainees and made it clear that they are
closer than ever to signing a peace agreement,” stated US Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Mark Libby.
“The United States shares the belief that these important steps have opened a
window of historic opportunity. A peace agreement with Armenia will create
unprecedented stability and open the door to expanded trade and business
cooperation that will benefit Azerbaijan and the entire region. The US will
encourage both sides to take advantage of the opportunity, said Amb. Libby.
“This year we are witnessing a transformation of our powerful strategic
energy relationship. In the first decades of the US-Azerbaijan energy partnership,
Washington provided critical support for the development, construction and exploitation
of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and the Southern Gas Corridor. These projects are
among our most important and general achievements. Without the US-Azerbaijan
partnership, this energy infrastructure would not have existed, Europe would be less
energy secure, and Azerbaijan would be less prosperous,” the ambassador said.
