EU says latest Armenia-Azerbaijan talks should build momentum for peace

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

(Reuters) - The European Union on Sunday welcomed the latest meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan as a positive step toward clinching a durable peace agreement between the two neighbouring states which have fought two major wars in 30 years.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Brussels at the EU's invitation.