{"id":827,"date":"2025-07-10T15:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:24:29","slug":"827","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia reach no breakthrough on decades-long conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-5 px-4 md:max-w-[750px] md:px-0 lg:mb-8\">\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between mt-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"text-sm font-semibold\">The Associated Press<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-xs text-muted md:text-sm\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2025-07-10T13:34:11.000Z\">Thu, July 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM GMT+1<\/time><\/div>\n<div>2 min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<div class=\"mb-5 max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"relative -mx-4 overflow-hidden md:mx-0 md:rounded-lg\">\n<div id=\"\u00abr5e\u00bb\" class=\"no-scrollbar flex snap-x snap-mandatory overflow-y-hidden overflow-x-scroll\">\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"true\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-828\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54ca0a805c4cccecb9873a64695a7010.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54ca0a805c4cccecb9873a64695a7010.webp 960w, https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54ca0a805c4cccecb9873a64695a7010-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54ca0a805c4cccecb9873a64695a7010-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm sr-only pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan&#8217;s Presidential Press Office on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)<\/div>\n<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 blur-3xl\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-829\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/79cbed3b4213b9e5094cfd5972b61591.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/79cbed3b4213b9e5094cfd5972b61591.webp 960w, https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/79cbed3b4213b9e5094cfd5972b61591-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/79cbed3b4213b9e5094cfd5972b61591-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm sr-only pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan&#8217;s Presidential Press Office on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)<\/div>\n<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"2\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"2\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 blur-3xl\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-830\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/390ec70e881f2b9481d3e7411776b2e8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/390ec70e881f2b9481d3e7411776b2e8.webp 960w, https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/390ec70e881f2b9481d3e7411776b2e8-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/390ec70e881f2b9481d3e7411776b2e8-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm sr-only pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan&#8217;s Presidential Press Office on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, center right, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, center left, with members of their delegation attend the talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)<\/div>\n<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute right-3 top-1\/2 z-1 -translate-y-1\/2 md:right-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">United Arab Emirates Armenia Azerbaijan<\/h2>\n<div class=\"whitespace-nowrap text-sm\"><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a03<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm line-clamp-2 pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan&#8217;s Presidential Press Office on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"col-body\">\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The leaders of\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/armenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Armenia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"34\" data-v9y=\"1\">Armenia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/azerbaijan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Azerbaijan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"35\" data-v9y=\"1\">Azerbaijan<\/a>\u00a0met Thursday in Abu Dhabi for the latest round of talks on ending their almost four decades of a conflict in the South Caucasus but reached no immediate breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two nations are working toward a peace treaty after Azerbaijan\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/azerbaijan-armenia-explosions-nagornokarabakh-73df9b8b03c3748868e2e358b67bd018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:regained full control of the Karabakh province;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"36\" data-v9y=\"1\">regained full control of the Karabakh province<\/a>\u00a0that had been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces, backed by Armenia, since the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite both sides agreeing on the wording of a potential bilateral peace treaty in March, the talks on Thursday brought about little clarity on when the treaty could be finalized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev instead both pledged to continue work on sensitive issues such as\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/armenia-azerbaijan-border-peace-7795b3f718606a65f56c597f6a4c64e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:border demarcation.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"37\" data-v9y=\"1\">border demarcation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a joint statement published Thursday, the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to bilateral negotiations and said the two sides would continue \u201cconfidence building measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a bitter conflict over territory since the early 1990s, when ethnic Armenian forces took control over the Karabakh province and nearby territories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A six-week war in 2020 resulted in Azerbaijan retaking large parts of the breakaway region. In September 2023, Azerbaijani forces launched a lightning blitz to retake remaining portions, forcing Karabakh\u2019s Armenian authorities to\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/azerbaijan-armenia-explosions-nagornokarabakh-73df9b8b03c3748868e2e358b67bd018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:capitulate in negotiations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"38\" data-v9y=\"1\">capitulate in negotiations<\/a>\u00a0mediated by Russian forces. Armenia later also handed over several border villages to Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both sides also have struggled to resolve a dispute over opening a land corridor to Azerbaijan\u2019s Nakhichevan exclave, passing through Armenia\u2019s Syunik region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last year, Pashinyan said that Armenia needs to quickly define the border with Azerbaijan to avoid a new round of\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/armenia-azerbaijan-skirmish-karabakh-9f43b2995b8837c366f8a7360633a221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:hostilities.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"39\" data-v9y=\"1\">hostilities.<\/a>\u00a0Many residents of Armenia\u2019s border regions have resisted the demarcation effort, seeing it as Azerbaijan\u2019s encroachment on areas they consider their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A series of demonstrations last year protested against the transfer of villages to Azerbaijani control and called for Pashinyan\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pashinyan has responded to the growing tension by cracking down on protest leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two leaders of the opposition group Sacred Struggle, Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan and\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/armenia-archbishop-arrest-pashinyan-azerbaijan-7347c25c5df06e868e3f8c630864ff79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"40\" data-v9y=\"1\">Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 senior leaders in the country\u2019s influential Apostolic Church \u2014 were placed in pre-trial detention in recent weeks after being accused of taking part in an alleged plot to overthrow the government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Associated Press Thu, July 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM GMT+1 2 min read In this photo provided<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}