(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 6. On June 6, Minister
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov
spoke at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, trend reports.
Speaking about the importance of the common security environment
in the OSCE region, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, in his speech, noted
the importance of the fact that, starting from respect for the
sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders
of the OSCE participating States established by the Helsinki Final
Act, the principles and commitments of the organization should
remain the basis of peace and security without geographical
advantages and double standards.
Noting that the constant activity of our country within the OSCE
is proof of our commitment to promoting peace, security and
stability in the region, the minister stressed that Azerbaijan is a
supporter of effective multilateral cooperation on various
platforms, including the OSCE, and is interested in cooperation
within the OSCE and its institutions based on own priorities.
During the speech, he spoke about the ongoing process of
normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia, voiced the position
of our country regarding the current stage of bilateral
negotiations. After the end of the conflict, which lasted for about
thirty years as a result of the aggression of Armenia, and after
the two countries gained independence, for the first time they
stand on the threshold of peace with the obligation of mutual
respect for each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity and
inviolability of borders.
Despite the suffering, destruction and deprivation suffered by
the Azerbaijani people during the conflict, Azerbaijan is actively
working to ensure a lasting peace with Armenia. It was said that
there are opportunities and real prospects for establishing peace,
strengthening stability, ensuring peaceful coexistence, advancing
the peace agenda, investing in economic development and
cooperation. Minister said that within the framework of the
Azerbaijani-Armenian normalization process, negotiations are
underway on the text of a bilateral peace agreement. He noted that
the talks held over the past few weeks in Washington, Brussels,
Moscow and Chisinau made it possible to better understand the
positions of the parties. Jeyhun Bayramov stressed that Azerbaijan
expects mutual political will from the Armenian side to overcome
differences in three specific areas that form the agenda of
bilateral discussions. In this context, Armenia's continued illegal
military presence in the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan,
consistent interference in internal affairs, obstruction of
dialogue between the central authorities of Azerbaijan and the
Armenian residents of the Karabakh region of the country, and the
conduct of a smear campaign on an international scale, including
within the framework of the OSCE, are the main obstacle for
negotiations on the normalization of interstate relations between
Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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