Baku:President Ilham Aliyev announced that Azerbaijan initiated a peace agreement with Armenia to prevent ongoing conflict and avoid revenge at the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, President Aliyev emphasized that the Second Garabagh War in 2020 and the 2023 anti-terror operation concluded the occupation, restoring Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and sovereignty in accordance with international law. After these events, Azerbaijan extended an offer of peace to Armenia.

President Aliyev noted that it is unprecedented for countries to move towards peace so soon after a bloody conflict, as the peace agreement was initialed less than two years after the last clash. He reiterated that Azerbaijan was the initiator of the peace agreement, stressing the importance of not seeking revenge beyond the battlefield to avoid endless war.