Yerevan: We are ready to start peace talks with Baku

According to Fars News Agency’s International Service, the Armenian Foreign Minister said on Tuesday that there was nothing unacceptable in the recent proposals of the Republic of Azerbaijan and that Yerevan was ready to start peace talks with Baku.

According to the news agency «News Armenia“It is another matter that these proposals do not fully address the comprehensive peace agenda of Armenia and (the Republic of) Azerbaijan,” said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. In our responses, we consider the protection of Nagorno-Karabakh’s rights to be fundamental in addressing the situation in this region. “In any case, we are ready to start negotiations with Azerbaijan.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia stated that Yerevan has responded to the proposals submitted by the Republic of Azerbaijan in accordance with the UN Charter. This is a request from the joint chairmen of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to organize negotiations for a peace treaty between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Conditions presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan include mutual recognition of sovereignty, mutual territorial integrity, mutual confirmation of the absence of territorial claims by states against each other, legal obligation to refrain from making such claims in the future, delimitation, establishment of diplomatic relations , The opening of transportation and communications and the implementation of joint programs.

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan recently said that he had sent a five-point document to Armenia to normalize relations and was waiting for a response from that country. “If Armenia sincerely wants to normalize relations with Azerbaijan, this is a great opportunity for them,” said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jihun Bayramov. “Armenia has not responded to our offer for about a year.”

“Azerbaijan has recently made a new offer to Armenia to show its goodwill,” he said. This proposal is a comprehensive document. “We have proposed to the Armenian side some basic principles, which in fact include the normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations.”

Reacting to Baku’s remarks on the offer to sign a peace treaty, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman told Yerevan: “The government of the Republic of Armenia has adopted a strategy to open the period of peaceful development in the region and naturally shows its readiness to take steps in this direction.” Gives. “It has been repeatedly stated at the highest level that this is one of the priorities on the agenda of the Armenian government.”

The recent war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region ended on November 9, 2020, with the signing of a ceasefire agreement signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nick Pashinyan, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Russia as mediator. He created a map.

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