PM Pashinyan: Armenia, Azerbaijan agreed on 80% of peace treaty text

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on 80 per cent of the text of the peace treaty, Yerevan proposes to sign it and establish diplomatic relations.

Pashinyan made the remarks at a press conference with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Kobakhidze in Tbilisi, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media. 

“As a result of almost two years of negotiations, Armenia and Azerbaijan were able to largely agree on the text of the peace agreement, about 80 per cent, we proposed Azerbaijan to sign the agreed provisions in the near future, establish diplomatic relations, continue negotiations on all issues of mutual importance,” he said.

In June, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan acknowledged that a peace treaty with Azerbaijan was close to completion but insisted that Armenia would not agree to Azerbaijan’s demand for a constitutional change.

Armenia’s Constitution references its Declaration of Independence, which includes territorial claims against Azerbaijan by endorsing the unification of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region with Armenia. 

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev recently stated that as long as Armenia’s Constitution contains territorial claims on the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, a peace agreement will not be possible, as the Constitution supersedes any other document, including international treaties.