, ▁En ver ▁P asha ▁offered ▁to ▁surrender ▁all ▁the ▁Empire ' s ▁amb itions ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁re ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁east ▁An atol ian ▁provinces ▁at ▁Br est - L it ov sk . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Trans c au cas ian ▁deleg ation ▁Ak ak ii ▁Ch k hen li ▁accepted ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Br est - L it ov sk ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁more ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁w ired ▁the ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁ur ging ▁them ▁to ▁accept ▁this ▁position . ▁The ▁m ood ▁prev ail ing ▁in ▁T if lis ▁was ▁very ▁different . ▁They ▁expressed ▁greater ▁determ ination . ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Br est - L it ov sk ▁un ited ▁the ▁Armen ian - Ge org ian ▁block . ▁The ▁Armen ians ▁press ured ▁the ▁Republic ▁to ▁refuse . ▁They ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁war ▁between ▁themselves ▁and ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁▁ ▁Host ilities ▁res umed ▁and ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁troops ▁over ran ▁new ▁lands ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁reaching ▁pre war ▁front iers . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁a ▁new ▁peace ▁conference ▁opened ▁at ▁Bat um . ▁At ▁this ▁conference , ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁extended ▁their ▁dem ands ▁to ▁include ▁T if lis ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Alexand ropol ▁and ▁E ch mi ad zin , ▁which ▁they ▁wanted ▁a ▁rail road ▁built ▁to ,