MFA: Armenia proposes comprehensive peace agreement package to Azerbaijan

Armenia has officially submitted a detailed package of proposals to Azerbaijan with the objective of fully harmonizing the peace agreement between the two nations, according to statements made by Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

“We have sent the latest package of proposals, and we are currently waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side,” Hovhannisyan said, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

The exchanges regarding the draft agreement have been a continuous process, with both the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministries regularly sharing their proposals and providing feedback. So far, there have been ten formal exchanges. The last set of comments from the Armenian side was submitted at the end of August, approximately 70 days after the Azerbaijani side had transmitted its own comments.

Earlier Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that Armenia proposed to sign a peace agreement based on the provisions that have already been agreed upon so far.

However, the Azerbaijani side has expressed a fundamentally different viewpoint, deeming this approach unacceptable and reiterating its longstanding position on the matter.

“There is a well-established rule that a document is not considered agreed until all its clauses are fully reconciled. The negotiations on the project are conducted behind closed doors, and the details are not disclosed to the general public,” remarked Aykhan Hajizada, head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. He added, “At this point, we can only confirm that about 80 per cent of the clauses have been agreed. However, unagreed clauses cannot simply be eliminated or ignored. For a peace agreement to be sustainable and successful, it is essential to clarify the remaining problematic issues across several areas.”

Hajizada further underscored a crucial precondition for advancing towards a peace agreement, stating, “In order to sign the draft agreement, Armenia must first amend its Constitution, which currently retains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Until Armenia removes these claims from its legislative acts, peace between our two countries is out of the question.”

By Tamilla Hasanova