ArmInfo.The legislation of the Republic of Armenia is an internal matter of the Republic of Armenia, and no external force has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of our country. Spokesperson of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, wrote on her Facebook page, responding to Aliyev's statement that "there will be no peace treaty unless Armenia brings its legislation to normal."
"In response to a number of statements by official Baku, I am authorized to declare that the legislation of the Republic of Armenia is the internal matter of the Republic of Armenia, and no external force has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of our country. As for territorial claims, Armenia adheres to the agreements reached with Azerbaijan at international platforms. We are talking, in particular, about recognition of each other's territorial integrity on the basis of the Alma-Ata Declaration, on carrying out work on the delimitation and demarcation of borders between the two countries on the basis of the Alma- Ata Declaration, opening regional communications based on the principles of reciprocity, sovereignty and jurisdiction of the parties," noted Baghdasaryan.
She emphasized that Azerbaijan regularly violates these agreements by continuing aggressive rhetoric, the use of force and the threat of force, which also contradicts written agreements reached on international platforms.
At the same time, the prime minister's spokesperson continued, Azerbaijan continues to hold the vital territories of 31 villages of the Republic of Armenia under occupation. "All of this shows that Azerbaijan continues a strategy of deepening hostility in the region, which poses a constant threat of destabilization. Armenia will continue its efforts to establish peace and again offers Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from the 1991 border, which will be a cornerstone step for stability and mutual trust in the region ," Bagdasaryan noted.
As for the peace treaty, according to her, "there is an already agreed clause in the draft negotiated between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to which the parties cannot refer to their legislation to refuse to fulfill any provision of the peace treaty." "Again, Armenia and Azerbaijan have already reached an agreement on this point, and the statements coming from official Baku contradict this agreement as well," Spokesperson of the RA Prime Minister stated.