Arayik Harutyunyan: Peace and open communication can turn South  Caucasus into global bridge uniting markets, cultures, and peoples

ArmInfo. Modern challenges, security threats, regional conflicts, climate change, supply chain disruptions, and food security issues are changing the  logic of global politics and economics. Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia,  made this statement during the conference "Building Peace and Multilateral Cooperation."

According to him, the key topic of today's discussion is fully  consistent with the political course of the Government of the  Republic of Armenia to build a peaceful, stable, secure, and  economically interconnected region, where all states are guided by  mutual respect and equality. " We live in a complex and turbulent  world. Modern challenges, security threats, regional conflicts,  climate change, disruptions in supply chains and food security issues  are changing the logic of global politics and economics. In such  conditions, establishing peace should be the primary goal and  responsibility of all of us. It is with this logic that the  Government of Armenia acts as an advocate of peace and constructive  dialogue, based on the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction,  territorial integrity, inviolability of borders and the exclusion of  the use of force. We believe that peace has no alternative and is not  only a goal, but also a prerequisite for sustainable development,"  Harutyunyan stated.

He added that guided by this conviction, Armenia consistently  advances the process of normalizing Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. The  initialing of the Agreement on Peace and the Establishment of  Interstate Relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on  August 8 was a turning point and created real foundations for opening  a new page of sustainable peace and mutual trust. "Today I can  happily state that the peace process is not merely an idea, but is  already achieving practical results. The fact that representatives of  civil society and the media from Azerbaijan and Turkey are here today  within this platform speaks for itself. Our goal is to create an  environment where everyone will benefit: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey,  Georgia, Iran and the entire region. We strive for communication  channels to become a space for cooperation, not competition. We are  confident that the lifting of the blockade of the region, the  establishment of peace and the full realization of the historical  opportunity between the sides will ensure not only stability and  peace in the region, but also promote ties between peoples and have a  positive impact on economic growth and the investment climate of the  countries. We are confident that peace and open communication can  turn the South Caucasus into a global bridge, uniting markets,  cultures and peoples," Harutyunyan concluded.