Achievement Of Peace Treaty Between Azerbaijan, Armenia Largely Depends On Progress Of All Normalization Aspects - Russian MFA
Date
5/27/2023 5:13:06 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 27. The achievement of a
peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia largely depends on the
progress of all normalization aspects, Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Mikhail Galuzin told reporters, trend reports.
"On May 19, in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
held talks with his colleagues from Azerbaijan and Armenia in
bilateral and trilateral formats. On the sidelines of these events,
a separate Armenian-Azerbaijani meeting on a peace treaty was also
held. Providing our platform for such discussions is one of the
elements of Russia's assistance in achieving concrete results in
the peace process between Baku and Yerevan," Galuzin said.
According to the deputy foreign minister, such work is being
carried out within the trilateral agreements of the leaders of
Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, which form the basis of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization.
"In addition to the peace treaty, the work includes such issues
as opening transport and economic communications, delimitation of
the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and strengthening confidence
through the development of public contacts," Galuzin added.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its
territories from Armenian occupation from late Sept. to early Nov.
2020, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document.
A joint statement on the matter was made by the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinyan, and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the
zone of the Karabakh conflict were introduced on Nov. 10, 2020.
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