"There are some problems": RA Foreign Minister on Yerevan-Baku peace process
ArmInfo.Armenia wants to include the Alma-Ata Declaration in the draft peace agreement, but Azerbaijan is resisting. RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated in an interview with Turkish Anadolu.
As Mirzoyan stated, Yerevan continues negotiations on signing a peace agreement with Baku to consolidate stability and peace in the Caucasus and the South Caucasus region as a whole.
Noting that there are some problems between the parties and on some of them the parties have reached an agreement, Mirzoyan said that the approaches of the parties differ on two important issues. Mirzoyan said that the first of these problems concerns the principles of determining the borders of the two countries, and the second concerns regional connections and transport lines.
Mirzoyan once again confirmed the position of the Republic of Armenia that "the process of demarcation, which involves demarcation and delimitation of borders, must take place within the framework of the Alma-Ata Declaration, signed in 1991."
When asked whether the date for the next meeting of the foreign ministers of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan has been determined, Mirzoyan answered negatively. According to him, the parties are in constant contact and hope to determine a new date for the meeting in the near future. At the same time, the Armenian minister once again confirmed Yerevan's readiness to open regional communications as soon as possible. "We are ready to open transport routes along all connections and transport lines in the region. First of all, the opening of these regional transport links is very important for us and will bring us economic benefits," Mirozyan said. He also emphasized the economic prospects of the "Crossroads of Peace" project proposed by the Armenian authorities.
Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan stated that Armenia is against third countries ensuring the security of transport routes passing through the Republic of Armenia, recalling that transport routes in the region "must be under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the country through which they pass." "The principles of equality and reciprocity are important. The process must be built on these principles," he said.