Monday, May 22 2023 16:42

ArmInfo.Armenia is committed to building a long-term, stable and dignified peace in the South  Caucasus. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated on May 22 at a joint press conference with Under Secretary of State for Europe of UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Leo Docherty, in  response to a request to provide details of Moscow negotiations with his Azerbaijani counterpart.

According to him, Armenia, in turn, is very constructively involved  in the negotiation process, in line with the above-mentioned peace  vector. " For obvious reasons, Armenia cannot take these constructive  steps alone. They should be mutual. And if there is reciprocity, they  can really become the basis for long-term peace," he said.

At the same time, Mirzoyan added that he would summarize the results  of the intensive negotiations of the last period (Washington,  Brussels), and not only those of Moscow. "I would like to say that  progress was also made in Washington, as two more points of the draft  peace project were agreed upon. And on several points it became  possible to conduct a direct and long dialogue. And I can say that  during this dialogue the parties also began to better understand each  other's concerns and intentions," the Armenian minister said, adding  that he was talking about this, since it is likely to reach  agreements on these points.  At the same time, Mirzoyan admitted that  there are points on which the positions of the parties are far from  each other. He clarified that these are the points concerning the  most difficult issues.  "It is fundamental for Armenia to clarify the  issue of delimitation, which I have spoken about before," the  Armenian Foreign Minister said.

At the same time, the minister admitted that the positions of the  parties on the issue of opening transport and economic communications  are probably the closest ones and the position of the RA has not  changed.  "Armenia is ready and interested in opening regional  communications, and in our view, this should take place on the  principle of respect for sovereignty, reciprocity and equality of the  parties," he said, noting the attractiveness of these communications  from an international, and not only a regional, point of view.  In  conclusion, Mirzoyan stressed that negotiations are taking place on a  number of other spectrums.  It should be noted that in May this year,  several meetings were held between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia  and Azerbaijan on the process of normalizing Armenian-Azerbaijani  relations. They were held under the auspices of Washington, Brussels,  and then Moscow.