Pashinyan: 13 articles of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal fully agreed

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that the 13 articles and preamble of the draft peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been fully agreed upon.

Pashinyan made the remarks during the Yerevan Dialogue forum, Caliber.Az reports citing Armenian media.

According to him, three of the 16 articles are partially agreed, they consist of literally two sentences.

The prime minister said this will allow “to have an approved document in hand and move forward in accordance with it”, noting that peace in the South Caucasus is not only possible, but also realistic.

Azerbaijan has consistently urged Armenia to remove references in its constitution to the 1990 Declaration of Independence, which cites the illegal act of 1989 on the unification of Soviet Armenia and the then Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region of Azerbaijan.

On July 1, President Aliyev mentioned that the text of a peace treaty, or at least basic principles, could be finalized within a few months, emphasizing that the signing of peace hinges on Armenia amending its constitution.

Despite the successful demarcation of the 12.7-kilometer section of the border along four Azerbaijani villages in April, Azerbaijan and Armenia have yet to reach consensus on other major issues such as the reopening of transport communications.