The Secretary General of the United Nations welcomed the statement of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia on the normalization of relations

, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the joint statement of the Office of the President of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia confirming the mutual intention of the parties to normalize relations and sign a peace agreement between the two countries.

Stephan Dujarric, the press secretary of this organization, said in a briefing meeting in New York: The Secretary General welcomes the joint statement of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan announcing a series of confidence-building measures and reaffirming the commitment to normalize bilateral relations. he does. The United Nations calls on the parties to act based on the agreement reached in order to achieve sustainable peace in mutual trust and for the well-being of the people of the entire region.

In the joint statement of the office of the President of Azerbaijan and the office of the Prime Minister of Armenia on December 7, it is mentioned that a historic opportunity has arisen to achieve the long-awaited peace in the region.

Both countries confirmed their intention to normalize relations, reach a peace agreement based on respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. As a sign of goodwill, as a measure of mutual trust between the two countries, an agreement was reached on the release of 32 Armenians by the Republic of Azerbaijan and 2 Azerbaijani soldiers by Armenia.

Also, as a sign of good faith, Armenia withdrew its candidacy to host the 29th conference of members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) and supports the candidacy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Republic of Azerbaijan also supports Armenia’s candidacy to become a member of the COP office of the Eastern European Group as a sign of goodwill.

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