Kazakh President Hails Azerbaijani-Armenian Consent To Hold Negotiations In Almaty

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 1. Kazakh PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed the agreement reached betweenAzerbaijan and Armenia to hold talks in Almaty, the Kazakhpresident said in a statement on the negotiation process betweenAzerbaijan and Armenia in Almaty Trend reports.

"I welcome the agreement of the Republic of Azerbaijan and theRepublic of Armenia to hold negotiations of foreign ministers onthe preparation of a peace treaty between the two states at theproposal of the Kazakh side. It is symbolic that this importantevent will be held in Almaty, where the historic Alma-AtaDeclaration was signed in December 1991, which consolidated thefoundations of the independent development of the CIS countries andapproved the principles of defining interstate borders. I proceedfrom the fact that the forthcoming meeting will serve for thepractical realization of the Azerbaijani-Armenian agreements andwill contribute to the early establishment of lasting and long-termpeace in the South Caucasus," the statement reads.

To note, earlier, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-JomartTokayev during his visit to Yerevan offered a platform fornegotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Besides, on April 30, the official representative of the KazakhForeign Ministry Aybek Smadiyarov stated that Azerbaijan andArmenia confirmed their participation in the talks in Almaty.

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