Türkiye links normalisation with Armenia to Azerbaijan's peace treaty conditions

Ankara's actions in normalising relations with Yerevan depend on Armenia's fulfillment of Azerbaijan's conditions for signing a peace treaty, Turkish President's Chief Advisor Çağrı Erhan said.

He made the remarks at the 4th ADA political forum titled “Towards a New World Order” held at Karabakh University in Azerbaijan’s Khankendi region, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

Erhan stressed that normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan is possible if Armenia recognizes the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan and signs a peace agreement.

On March 13, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the completion of negotiations on the text of the draft Agreement on Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Baku and Yerevan. The last two points agreed upon were related to the non-deployment of third-party forces along the common border and a mutual waiver of claims in international courts. 

On the Armenian side, the Armenian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Armenia had accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals on the two remaining disputed issues. This development signals that the peace agreement is now ready for formal signing.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also confirmed that both countries had agreed on the terms of the draft treaty and reiterated Azerbaijan’s commitment to advancing peace and stability efforts in the South Caucasus.

By Khagan Isayev