The European Union says conclusion of Azerbaijan and Armenia talks and agreement on the text of a possible treaty, "a decisive step."

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the text of a peace agreement, potentially ending over 35 years of conflict, though Azerbaijan has set several preconditions before signing.

But hurdles remain. Azerbaijan also said Armenia’s constitution must “eliminate the claims against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” as a prerequisite to allow for the signing of the peace treaty.

YEREVAN—The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on March 13 the completion of negotiations on the draft treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to the MFA, Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the non-deployment of third-party forces along the border and the withdrawal of legal claims from international courts.

Representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan have concluded negotiations and agreed on the text of a peace agreement, the foreign ministries of both countries announced.

TBILISI/BAKU: Armenian and Azerbaijani officials said on Thursday that they had agreed the text of a peace agreement to end nearly four decades

Top Azerbaijani diplomat says Armenia accepted 2 articles that it previously refused to accept - Anadolu Ajansı

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a series of wars since the late 1980s, when Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan that had a mostly Armenian population at the time, broke away from Baku with Yerevan's support.