WASHINGTON
\nThe United States on Friday hailed a \u201chistoric peace treaty\u201d finalized by Armenia and Azerbaijan and called on both sides to follow through. \u201cThis is an opportunity for both countries to turn the page on a decades old conflict,\u201d US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
\n\u201cNow is the time to commit to peace, sign and ratify the treaty, and usher in a new era of prosperity for the people of the South Caucasus,\u201d he added. Azerbaijan and Armenia said Thursday that they had wrapped up talks aimed at resolving the Caucasus neighbors\u2019 decades-long conflict, with both sides agreeing on the text of a possible treaty.
\nA deal to normalize ties would be a major breakthrough in a region where Russia, the European Union, the United States and Turkiye all jostle for influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON The United States on Friday hailed a \u201chistoric peace treaty\u201d finalized by Armenia and Azerbaijan and called on both sides to follow through. \u201cThis is an opportunity for both countries to turn the page on a decades old conflict,\u201d US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. \u201cNow is the time to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-467093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n