Biden urges Aliyev to conclude peace deal by year-end

US President Joe Biden has sent a letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev urging him to conclude a peace agreement by the end of this year, Azerbaijani media reports.

“I am pleased to see that your nation and Armenia have made steady progress toward finalizing a peace agreement that would normalize relations between your two countries. I want to assure you that the United States stands ready to support a durable and dignified peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia that would finally put to rest centuries of conflict.

As the world’s attention turns to Baku for COP29, you have a unique opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to peace in front of a global audience. As you know, finalizing the remaining articles of the peace agreement will require creativity and compromise on all sides. But I am confident that you will continue to meet this moment, and I encourage you to finalize an agreement this year,” the letter reads.