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Azerbaijan’s Permanent Representative to NATO, Jafar Huseynzade, held talks with US Ambassador to the alliance Matthew Whitaker on the peace process between Baku and Yerevan, the Azerbaijani mission said Tuesday

The meeting also addressed cooperation within NATO’s Partnership for Peace program and prospects for engagement.

“We highly appreciate the role of US President Donald Trump in promoting peace and stability in the region and beyond,” it said in a statement on social media.

Whitaker underlined that the parties “discussed a historic peace agreement that, with the mediation of the US President, ended the 35-year conflict.”

“Peace saves lives and is the key to prosperity both at home and abroad,” he added.

Azerbaijan and Armenia released the text of the peace agreement last month that they initialed at a trilateral summit hosted by Trump in Washington.

The 17-point document confirmed mutual recognition of borders along former Soviet Union lines, renunciation of territorial claims and a pledge to refrain from the use of force.

It also laid out commitments to establish diplomatic ties, negotiate border delimitation and set up a bilateral commission to oversee implementation.

Both sides agreed to withdraw mutual claims in international courts once the deal takes effect.

The agreement followed decades of hostilities, including wars since the late 1980s and a 2023 conflict, when Azerbaijan restored control over Karabakh.​​​​​​​