Armenian Foreign Minister hopes for a meeting on the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan expressed hope that the meeting on the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border would take place in the near future. This was reported by the press service of the Foreign Ministry following the conversation between the Foreign Minister and journalists at a meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council.
“The meeting on the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, scheduled for May, has not yet taken place. But I can assure you that we will continue our discussions on organising this meeting. There are some technical details that the parties must agree on. And I hope that the meeting will finally take place in the coming days or maybe weeks,” said the Armenian Foreign Minister.
Yerevan did not receive a positive response from Baku about six points
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who was in Brussels to attend a meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council, answered journalists’ questions on whether Baku is ready to start negotiations with Yerevan on a peace treaty based on the Armenian proposal to discuss the rights and security of the inhabitants of separatist Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the status of the unrecognised republic.
One of the six points of the document, previously presented to Azerbaijan as part of the process of normalising relations between the two Transcaucasian republics, is that “for the Armenian side, the fundamental issues of guaranteeing the security of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, respect for their rights and freedoms, as well as determining the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh Karabakh.”
“We have [publicised] our vision of the peace process. And we said from the very beginning that there is nothing unacceptable for the Armenian side in the points proposed by Azerbaijan, however, these points do not affect the entire agenda of the probable and expected peace treaty and the full range of existing problems. And in this regard, it is important for us to discuss the issues of rights and security in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the status of Nagorno-Karabakh,” Mirzoyan said.
At the same time, the head of Armenian diplomacy said it was important to continue discussions between Yerevan and Baku on a peace treaty within the framework of the co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, France, and the United States).
“We have not yet heard a positive response from Azerbaijan on these points. But you know that efforts are being made to make these negotiations possible. Thus, I can only emphasise our readiness and commitment to peace and stability in our region. But this requires the readiness of both sides,” the minister stated.
