Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks Gain Momentum After BRICS Summit

Following months of stalled negotiations, the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process is moving again. Despite the newfound optimism that a deal is close, both sides have given no indication of how they intend to settle major differences. Following a brief meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed their respective foreign ministers to fast-track negotiations on an “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations.”…