(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. Foreign Ministersof the Group of Seven (G7) countries have issued a statementregarding the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations,Trend reports.
The statement called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to remaincommitted to the peace process.
"We call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to maintain full commitmentto the peace process to achieve a dignified and lasting peace basedon the principles of non-use of force, respect for sovereignty,territorial integrity, and inviolability of borders," the statementsaid.
Additionally, reference was made to the joint statement byAzerbaijan and Armenia dated December 7, 2023, and G7 countriesurged the parties to maintain this spirit of cooperation.
The G7 countries' readiness to encourage more positiveinteractions between Armenia and Azerbaijan at all levels,including through specific negotiation channels, was alsounderlined in the statement.
"We reaffirm once again the importance of the commitment to theAlma-Ata Declaration of 1991, in which Armenia and Azerbaijanrecognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Wecall for the expansion of regional cooperation and the opening ofall borders, including Armenian-Turkish one," added thestatement.
Meanwhile, the organization's focus on this issue ispraiseworthy in terms of promoting peace in the area, but thequestion remains: why did the G7 countries forget or ignore theprinciples of respect for sovereignty, inviolability of borders,and territorial integrity for thirty years, while Armenia keptAzerbaijani territories under occupation?
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