Bilateral peace talks between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Almaty

According to the report of the international group Tasnim News Agency, citing the media of Azerbaijan, the ministry The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan announced the details of the meeting between the officials of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Almaty. Aibek Samadyarov, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, said in this regard: The negotiations that are going to be held in Almaty are only between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and there is no question of Astana’s mediation.

This diplomat stressed Kurd: Kazakhstan provides goodwill services, that is, it provides a platform for negotiations. If these two countries reach peace and it is signed, it will have a great positive effect on the entire region. “, held on April 23 at ADA University, said that Baku has agreed to the meeting of the heads of foreign affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Kazakhstan. If Armenia also agrees to this, the next meeting of heads of foreign affairs will be held in Kazakhstan. The possibility of a meeting between Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jihon Bayramov in Kazakhstan is being investigated. According to him, the date of the meeting has been agreed. p dir=”RTL”>It should be noted that Jihun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan held their last meeting on February 28-29 in Berlin. Kazakhstan, as a country known for its pro-Azerbaijan positions, is a member of the Organization of Turkic States and participates in the reconstruction of the economic zone of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh, and the presidents of both countries visited Shusha together. But Kazakh President Tokayev also visited Armenia and offered Pashinyan to mediate for peace. These two countries are represented in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union. However, Kazakhstan’s initiative as a mediator in the relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia is not new. In November 1991, former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin visited Baku and from there the former autonomous province of Karabakh. But that mission was not very successful at that time and remained fruitless. Kazakh officials were among those killed in a terrorist helicopter attack on November 20, 1991. The terrorist act carried out in the sky of Karakand invalidated the negotiations in which Kazakhstan and Russia participated. From this point of view, the new initiative from Astana is an interesting issue.

Sahib Aliyev, a member of the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan, said in an interview with Yeni Yazaman: Tokayev’s proposal to hold peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Astana It is in no way the responsibility of the organizers of the April 5 meeting in Brussels. There are two reasons for this claim. The first reason is that the bilateral nature of the Astana negotiations will be more evident, which is not in the interest of those who try to play their games in this region under the title of mediation or moderation. Secondly, the Astana negotiations mean that the normalization process is carried out in the framework of the 3+3 cooperation format, which is not compatible with the plans of non-regional powers. Moreover, Kazakhstan will not take sides, it will maintain the balance. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan announced that they are not partners with the peace document. Kazakhstan considered it useful when organizing the meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Almaty, they will not play the role of mediator in the negotiations.

It brings positive results. In the last 30 years, however many mediators and mediators, none of them worked. The parties do not need a mediator, but a meeting place provided by the Kazakh authorities. Although Kazakhstan is not a mediator, it is one of the main countries willing to reach an agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Astana wants the corridor from Zangzor to Baku and Ankara. This corridor will accelerate the implementation of the Middle Corridor project, in which Kazakhstan will play a leading role. The visits of the president of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan and Armenia in recent weeks were also in this regard.

Şahinoglu emphasized: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia and the determination of borders is against the interests of the Kremlin. Because the agreements between Baku and Yerevan are reached through direct negotiations outside of Russia’s control. The reason for the Kremlin’s concern is clear. With the borders of the two countries defined, Azerbaijan and Armenia are getting close to signing a peace agreement or framework. This issue will question the presence of Russian soldiers in Armenia in the future. Nikol Pashinyan wants to withdraw Russian soldiers from Zvartnots airport for now, but if there is an agreement with Turkey, there will be no need for Russian soldiers to be present on the border with this country. The Kremlin wants to prevent this process.

Ramia Mamedova, a political expert believes: Astana is neutral and not like Brussels, Washington and Moscow. This platform can be developed and the next meeting can be in Tbilisi or Tashkent. Baku and Yerevan continue the peace text in the form of online correspondence and this is a great process. The parties develop peace talks via e-mail without the need to travel long distances to separate capitals. Kazakhstan is also successful as a location. If Armenia does not refuse, if it behaves constructively, senior diplomats can discuss a number of issues.

This analyst emphasizes: the main issue is not where to meet, but what to discuss. that a peace document can be signed in the summer months. This will be considered a very serious development. As the president of Azerbaijan said, now clearer ideas about the peace agreement are emerging. Now the international community also welcomes bilateral agreements without interfering in the process. In this regard, Kazakhstan can be a new stimulus for negotiations. It is also a good sign that the country says it is a host, not a mediator. Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Kazakhstan