RA Parliament confirms that, following the conflict, conditions have  been created for the peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan to establish  good-neighborly relations - statement

ArmInfo.The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, recognizing the importance of peaceful coexistence with all neighbors, based on the recognition of each other's territorial integrity, sovereignty, inviolability of  internationally recognized borders, and political independence, for  the economic prosperity and progress of the region; emphasizing the  importance of establishing peace for the development and  sustainability of the Republic of Armenia;

based on the recognition of the need to end the past conflict and establish  good-neighborly relations between peoples; expresses its support for  the joint statement adopted following the trilateral meeting between  US President Donald Trump, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, as noted stated in a statement  issued by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. Hayk  Konjoryan, leader of the Civil Contract faction in the National  Assembly, read the draft statement during  an extraordinary session  of parliament on October 2.

According to the statement, the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia welcomes the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of  Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Armenia and  the Republic of Azerbaijan. It  values the agreement reached that the  opening of communications between the two states will be based on  respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and jurisdiction  of each state, with the aim of promoting peace, stability, and  prosperity in the region and adjacent territories.  "These efforts  will include unimpeded communication between the mainland of the  Republic of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through  the territory of the Republic of Armenia, with reciprocal benefits  for the Republic of Armenia from both international and domestic  travel. 

The statement highlights that Armenia will work with the United  States and mutually determined third parties, to set forth a  framework for the "Trump Route for International Peace and  Prosperity" (TRIPP) connectivity project in the territory of the  Republic of Armenia. It also expresses gratitude to U.S. President  Donald Trump for his significant contribution in establishing peace  between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  In the statement, the National  Assembly reaffirms that, following a conflict that caused unbearable  human suffering, conditions have been created for the peoples of  Armenia and Azerbaijan to establish good- neighborly relations.

  The National Assembly also emphasizes that the establishment of peace  between Armenia and Azerbaijan opens new opportunities for economic  prosperity and progress, that the institutionalization of peace  serves Armenia's vital interests, and that efforts must be made to  further strengthen the established peace, reads the draft statement. 

"The National Assembly calls on the public, political, expert,  academic, and cultural circles of the Republic of Armenia and the  Republic of Azerbaijan to refrain from rhetoric and actions that  symbolize the conflict and/or seek to reframe or inflame it, in order  to ensure the durability and reliability of the established peace for  the prosperity of the South Caucasus," reads the statement proposed  by the parliament majority.  The draft statement was adopted with 64  votes in favor and 2 abstentions.  None of the two opposition  factions participated in the vote.