Friday, June 24 2022 10:50

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan's proposal to start work on a peace agreement remains unanswered, but Azerbaijan remains hopeful that this proposal will be accepted, President Ilham  Aliyev stated at his meting with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, azertag.az reports. 

Today, of course, we will talk about the situation in the region, the  post-conflict situation, the process of normalization of relations  between Azerbaijan and Armenia. You are aware of our position. This  position is aimed at establishing long-term peace in the region. I am  confident that our efforts will be positively perceived by Armenia  and many years of confrontation will end. Our proposal to start work  on a peace agreement remains unanswered, but we still hope that this  proposal will be accepted," President Aliyev said. 

"Among positive developments, I would like to point to the  intensification of the work of the trilateral working group chaired  by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. A  new meeting was held in St. Petersburg recently. We do hope that  tangible steps will be taken to implement the November 2020  Declaration in the context of opening communications, ensuring the  unimpeded delivery of Azerbaijani cargo and citizens to the  Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. This is a legal obligation of the  Armenian side. Unfortunately, more than a year and a half has passed  since the end of the second Karabakh war, but this paragraph of the  Declaration has not been implemented yet. I think that it will be  possible to take many tangible steps within the framework of our  concept to normalize the situation as a whole. Of course, we look  forward to the active efforts of the Russian Federation to establish  lasting peace in the Caucasus," he said.  On March 14, 2022, the RA  Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following statement: 

"The Republic of Armenia responded to the proposals of the Republic  of Azerbaijan and applied to the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship to  organize negotiations on the signing of peace agreement between the  Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of  the UN Charter, the International Covenant on Civil and Political  Rights and the Helsinki Final Act."

In response, Azerbaijan sent a 5-point proposal to Armenia, which  entails the mutual recognition of territorial integrity, mutual  confirmation of the absence of territorial claims, and mutual  obligation not to use force in resolving disputes, as well as  delimiting and demarcating the border and unblocking transport  connections. 

Armenia's opposition forces were severely critical of Azerbaijan's  proposal and accused Armenia's authorities of being incapable of  defending national interests.