Mirzoyan: We are close to concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan

ArmInfo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was guided by his country's interests in his  comments on the process of settling Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, This was stated by Ararat Mirzoyan, the head of the RA MFA, during his speech at the Parliament  of Armenia on November 13, commenting  on Lavrov's corresponding statement.

Recall that on November 8, Lavrov told RIA Novosti that the Russian  side is not like Western pseudo- mediators in pushing Yerevan and  Baku to hastily conclude a peace treaty. "We welcome the significant  progress achieved in the Azerbaijani-Armenian peace process. Given  the long-standing hostility, military actions, and casualties on both  sides, we understand how difficult it is for Baku and Yerevan to make  progress in normalization," the Russian minister said, adding that  all of this requires not only significant efforts by the parties to  find mutually acceptable solutions, but also time. According to  Lavrov, the Russian side is confident that "a rushed peace agreement  without fully considering the positions of Baku and Yerevan, as well  as the realities "on the ground" will not lead to anything positive.  Instead, it will create additional risks of tension and potential  escalation of the conflict." At the same time, the minister believes  that the United States and the EU's efforts to exclude Russia from  the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization process only heighten security  threats in the region.

 In this regard, Mirzoyan emphasized that foreign ministers of any  state typically make statements or comments based on the visions and  interests of their countries. Regarding Yerevan's position, as the  head of the RA MFA noted, it differs from the comments made. Armenia,  Mirzoyan continued, is interested in the earliest possible conclusion  of a peace treaty in all areas, whether it be  the delimitation and  demarcation of borders or the unblocking of transport and economic  communications in the region. The Minister reiterated his words that  currently, in the process of preparing a peace treaty, the parties  are discussing one or two formulations that remain uncoordinated.  "Based my observations, we are close to reaching a final solution to  the issue and concluding a peace treaty," the head of the RA MFA  said.