Day: November 16, 2023

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Armenia’s political will to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan in the coming months remains unshakable, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the budget discussions at the National Assembly.

He added, however, that Armenia cannot sign this treaty alone, and for this the signature of Azerbaijan is also unnecessary. “And how realistic is the signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan before the end of the year or in the coming months? The three key principles of peace, in fact, have been agreed with Azerbaijan, and this agreement was reached during our negotiations, in particular, during the tripartite meetings held in Brussels on May 14 and July 15 of this year,” Pashinyan said.

“The first principle is as follows: Armenia and Azerbaijan recognize each other’s territorial integrity, with the understanding that the territory of Armenia is 29,800 square kilometers, and the territory of Azerbaijan is 86,600 square kilometers. It is to ensure this that the next important principle of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan was recorded. The 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration is the political foundation of the border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Basically, there is also an understanding that the maps of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union from 1974-1990 should be used for delimitation.PM Pashinyan said.

“I consider it important to emphasize that the following has also been agreed upon: Armenia and Azerbaijan have no territorial claims against each other and undertake not to advance such claims in the future. The next principle of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the following: regional communications should be reopened on the basis of the countries’ sovereignty, jurisdiction, reciprocity, and equality,” PM Pashinyan stated.

NPR News: 11-16-2023 6AM EST