Azerbaijan considers as "acceptable" Kazakhstan's proposal to hold talks between Baku and Yerevan on a peace treaty in Astana, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during telephone talks with Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, Aliyev's press service said on September 9. Earlier in May, the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers met in Astana to discuss the peace agreement. Last week, Aliyev said Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on about 80 percent of the treaty's text. Baku continues to insist it wants a reference to Nagorno-Karabakh's unification with Armenia removed from the Armenian Constitution. Azerbaijan retook control of the breakaway region in September 2023 following a lightning offensive.
Azerbaijan 'Accepts' Kazakh Proposal To Hold Baku-Yerevan Peace Treaty Talks In Astana
Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev (left) is welcomed to Baku by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in March.