ArmInfo.Negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan started today in Almaty.
Before its start, Ararat Mirzoyan noted the symbolism of the bilateral meeting, since it is taking place in the same building where the famous Almaty Declaration was signed in 1991. "With the signing of this document, 11 former Soviet republics recognized that the former administrative borders between them are now recognized as the borders of independent states," he recalled.
"It is important to note that over the past two years, both the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan have confirmed their commitment to the Almaty Declaration several times," Mirzoyan said. He added that the delimitation process between the two states should take place on the basis of this document. "Armenia is committed to peace, to the agreement of a peace treaty," said the RA Foreign Minister.
"Moreover, we think that we should not limit ourselves to signing a peace treaty, we can go even further: we can open all transport communications in the region with the understanding that all transport infrastructures will remain under the sovereignty of those countries through territory of which they pass, and procedures crossing borders in a mutual manner," Ararat Mirzoyan summed up.