Monday, September 9 2024 14:41

ArmInfo.  Armenia has handed over the 10th edition of the text of the peace treaty to Azerbaijan  and is currently awaiting  a response from the Azerbaijani side. This  wass stated by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan during a  joint press conference on September 9 with his Luxembourg  counterpart, Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Xavier  Bettel.  

"We believe that there is a real opportunity to sign a peace  treaty in a short time and open a page and an era of long-term peace  and stability in the South Caucasus. We are ready to immediately  unblock communications in accordance with the principles presented in  the "Crossroads of Peace" project," he said.  At the same time, the  head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry emphasized that in essence this  is a fully agreed text.  

"Our approach is that we are ready to sign the agreed text. Naturally, it is impossible to solve all the  problems with one text. Therefore, the remaining issues will be left  for further negotiation  in case of mutual interest of the parties,"  the head of the department noted.

In total, Mirzoyan specified that the peace treaty contains 16 points, of which 13 have been fully  agreed upon.  Touching upon the regulations signed the day before  between the Commissions on Delimitation and Demarcation of Borders,  the minister noted that there are no secrets from the public here,  and no unpleasant surprises are expected either. He emphasized that,  as previously stated, the parties will be based on the Alma-Ata  Declaration (1991), and other principles that could replace this  document were not discussed.