Armenia ready to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan based on agreed  articles and continue further discussions - Nikol Pashinyan 

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with the Secretary General of the  Council of Europe Alain Berset.

The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of cooperation with the  Council of Europe in the implementation of democratic reforms in our  country. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the development of democracy  is of strategic importance for the Armenian Government and our  country will consistently continue to take steps in that direction.

Alain Berset emphasized the readiness of the Council of Europe to  expand cooperation with Armenia for the effective implementation of  institutional reforms.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to further cooperation and  projects.

Prime Minister Pashinyan referred to the discussions on the peace  treaty with Azerbaijan. Emphasizing the commitment of the Armenian  Government to the peace agenda, the Prime Minister emphasized once  again that Armenia is ready to sign the treaty based on the agreed  articles and continue further discussions.

Speaking about the assertion of the Azerbaijani side that no  agreement can contradict the Constitution, the Prime Minister noted  that according to Article 5, Clause 3 of the current Constitution of  Armenia, international agreements ratified by the Republic of Armenia  have a superior force over the legislation of Armenia. In other  words, the ratified international agreement is higher than the law of  the Republic of Armenia.

At the same time, Nikol Pashinyan noted that there are territorial  claims against Armenia in the Constitution of Azerbaijan, but the  Armenian side does not make it a negotiation topic, because there is  a provision in the agreed text of the peace treaty, according to  which none of the parties can refer to its domestic legislation as  justification for not implementing the provisions of the given  international agreement.

The interlocutors also exchanged ideas on other issues of mutual  interest.