The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have met for talks in Brussels amid renewed tension on the border between the two countries, which have been battling for control of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave for some 30 years. The discussion between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev were mediated by European Council President Charles Michel, who also held a bilateral meeting with Pashinian on Saturday evening and with Aliyev on Sunday morning. The talks come in the wake of fresh clashes on the border between the two Caucasus countries.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has accused Azerbaijan of seeking to “undermine the talks” planned in Brussels and said there was “very little” chance of reaching a peace agreement with Aliyev at the meeting. In early May, Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations met for intense four-day talks sponsored by the United States. The American secretary of state, Antony Blink

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