Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, during a meeting in Berlin on March 14 with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said there’s a good chance that Azerbaijan and Armenia will reach an agreement to normalize relations.

“I believe that there is a good chance to reach an agreement, especially at a time when Armenia and Azerbaijan recognized each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty after the meetings in Sochi last October. It is a good idea to sign this agreement sooner rather than later. We have developed five principles based on international law, which, in our view, should form the basis of the peace agreement,” Aliyev’s office quotes him as saying.

Aliyev, according to his office, noted his administration’s approach is to sign a peace treaty with Armenia and to “facilitate dialog with the Armenian residents of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region”.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, according to Aliyev’s office, said Germany supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Regarding their meeting, Steinmeier, in a short Facebook post, writes that Azerbaijan is an important partner for Germany in the South Caucasus.

“In view of the ongoing conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the president has vowed to continue the trilateral peace talks led by EU Council President Charles Michel. If both sides put trust and effort into the peace process, then there would be a real chance for understanding,” the post reads.

Photo: Azerbaijani Presidential Press Service