17:15, 22 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will soon respond to Azerbaijan’s peace treaty proposals with its own proposals, FM Mirzoyan said Wednesday.

The Foreign Minister was asked in parliament to comment on the recent threats by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

“What you are talking about isn’t a new thing. On one hand we have the negotiations process like the ongoing process around a peace treaty, and on the other hand we see the worsening rhetoric by Azerbaijan, its threats and aggressive actions on the ground. We witnessed it on 13 September, when Azerbaijan invaded the sovereign territory of Armenia. We witnessed it with the closure of the Lachin Corridor on 12 December. And regrettably this phenomenon continues. Furthermore, recently both the promotion of Armenophobia and direct threats have become worse. You recall that the Azerbaijani president even said that there won’t be any peace treaty, that they won’t live calmly in Armenia on their 29,000 square kilometers if they don’t accept Azerbaijan’s terms. This stance of ultimatums and rhetoric exists. At the same time, the negotiations over a peace treaty are ongoing. We’ve again received Azerbaijani proposals, we are working on it and our proposals and response will naturally soon take place. Certainly, needless to say the abovementioned rhetoric and aggressive stance not only don’t contribute to the peace process but also create new obstructions on the path of this process,” Mirzoyan said.

He added that Armenia is determined to its goal of establishing peace in the region and will continue to negotiate for establishing lasting and sustainable peace.