Republic of Azerbaijan: Our current strategy is peace with Armenia

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, a senior official of the Republic of Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that Baku does not see any major obstacle to guaranteeing a lasting peace treaty with Armenia.

” Hekmat Hajiyev, the senior foreign policy adviser of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, told reporters in London: “The 35-year conflict has now ended. Baku’s current strategy is peace. This requires the action of both sides.”

He said that the issue of determining the borders of the two countries can be solved separately.

The forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan carried out a lightning attack in September to recapture the Karabakh region. These two neighboring countries have fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh in the past 30 years, but this month they exchanged prisoners and issued a joint statement.

This exchange included the release of 32 Armenians by the Republic of Azerbaijan, these people were captured in late 2020. In return, Armenia handed over two soldiers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia also asked the Republic of Azerbaijan to resume peace talks with Armenia with the mediation of the European Union. to agree.

Mirzoyan said in a joint press conference with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakna: “In my opinion, the Republic of Azerbaijan should return to the negotiating table in the form of meetings.” . We have already said that most of the work is done and now we need to meet and agree on the final text on key issues.”

In another development, the E.U. announced to strengthen the number of observers of this union on the border of Armenia with the Republic of Azerbaijan. were settled This is a purely civilian mission and the European Union acts as a neutral actor.

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