Armenia: If there is political will of Baku, we are ready for a peace agreement

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan told Reuters today that if Baku has the political will show that Yerevan is ready to sign a peace agreement with the Republic of Azerbaijan and is also interested in normalizing relations with Turkey.

He pointed out that Armenia has the political will to The normalization of relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan is based on the principles agreed by both sides.

In December, Yerevan and Baku expressed their desire to reach an agreement after decades of differences. reach a peace agreement, but no agreement has been signed yet.

The place of dispute has long been the Nagorno-Karabakh region in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Baku forces regained control of this mountainous region in September after years, causing almost the entire Armenian population to flee to Armenia.

Among the remaining issues is the lack of agreement on their common border. because each of the sides has small areas of the other’s territory under siege.

Kostanian pointed out that the two sides should recognize each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and drew attention to Yerevan’s “Peace Intersection” plan to open communication lines in the region to help stabilize the region.

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NATO member Turkey has deepened its political and military relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan in recent years, and also after several decades of hostility to restore relations with Armenia has tried.

Kustanian said that Armenia wants full normalization of relations with Turkey, including opening the common border and establishing diplomatic relations.

He continued: Establishing diplomatic relations is basically communication between two countries. Of course, the reconciliation between the two nations may take longer, but we must have diplomatic relations that will help us and the people.

This senior official The Armenian Foreign Ministry stated that Yerevan has completed the necessary works to open the borders with Turkey, including infrastructure repairs, and is waiting for Ankara’s response.

Turkey and Armenia basically There is a dispute over the 1.5 million people Yerevan says were killed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

Armenia says it was genocide. Turkey admits that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War I, but denies the number of deaths and its systematicity.

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