A trilateral meeting between Armenian, Azerbaijani and EU leaders in Brussels ended with an agreement to continue negotiations on border demarcation and security in July or August.

European Council President Charles Michel held bilateral talks with both Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan before the trilateral meeting at which border issues was discussed.

Michel hailed they had "frank and productive" discussions on the situation in the South Caucasus and the development of EU relations with both countries as well as the broader region.

"The leaders agreed to advance discussions on the future peace treaty governing inter-state relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan," Michel said in a statement after the meeting, adding that foreign ministers will meet "in the coming weeks."

(Cover: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, May 22, 2022. /Reuters)