Armenia and Azerbaijan Agree on Basic Peace Treaty Principles Amid Diplomatic Tensions

Armenian Prime Minister Expresses Concern Over Azerbaijan's Commitment to Peace Process, Citing Lack of Public Comment on Agreed Peace Outline

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the basic principles for a peace treaty, but are still 'speaking different diplomatic languages'.
Azerbaijan waged a military campaign in September in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, ending three decades of rule there by ethnic Armenians and resulting in the vast majority of the 120,000 residents fleeing the region.
Pashinyan expressed concern over Azerbaijan's commitment to the peace process, as it did not publicly comment on the agreed-upon peace outline announced last month.
Azerbaijani officials' rhetoric, including referring to Armenia as 'Western Azerbaijan', is seen by Pashinyan as a potential preparation for a new war and a major obstacle to progress in the peace process.
The government of Azerbaijan announced it would not participate in normalization talks with Armenia that were planned to take place in the United States later this month.