Friday, March 8 2024 00:21

ArmInfo.Armenia wants to include the Alma-Ata Declaration in the draft peace agreement, but Azerbaijan  is resisting. RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated in an interview with Turkish Anadolu.

As Mirzoyan stated, Yerevan continues negotiations on signing a peace  agreement with Baku to consolidate stability and peace in the  Caucasus and the South Caucasus region as a whole.

Noting that there are some problems between the parties and on some  of them the parties have reached an agreement, Mirzoyan said that the  approaches of the parties differ on two important issues. Mirzoyan  said that the first of these problems concerns the principles of  determining the borders of the two countries, and the second concerns  regional connections and transport lines.

Mirzoyan once again confirmed the position of the Republic of Armenia  that "the process of demarcation, which involves demarcation and  delimitation of  borders, must take place within the framework of the  Alma-Ata Declaration, signed in 1991."

When asked whether the date for the next meeting of the foreign  ministers of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan  has been determined, Mirzoyan answered negatively. According to him,  the parties are in constant contact and hope to determine a new date  for the meeting in the near future.  At the same time, the Armenian  minister once again confirmed Yerevan's readiness to open regional  communications as soon as possible. "We are ready to open transport  routes along all connections and transport lines in the region. First  of all, the opening of these regional transport links is very  important for us and will bring us economic benefits," Mirozyan said.  He also emphasized the economic prospects of the "Crossroads of  Peace" project proposed by the Armenian authorities.

Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan stated that Armenia is against  third countries ensuring the security of transport routes passing  through the Republic of Armenia, recalling that transport routes in  the region "must be under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the  country through which they pass." "The principles of equality and  reciprocity are important. The process must be built on these  principles," he said.