Azerbaijani FM: Armenia's Constitutional Court Decision Further Complicates Situation
Date
12/12/2024 5:11:16 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov
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“This year, there have been positive advancements in the process
of normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Notably,
in April, the delimitation and demarcation of a certain segment of
the state border between the two countries were carried out for the
first time,” Azernews reports, citing Azerbaijan's
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, citing as he stated this in his
comments to journalists.
The Minister noted that physical meetings have taken place
concerning the peace agreement with Armenia. Additionally, text
exchanges have continued. Despite some open questions, there have
been significant advances in the peace agreement process.
As for the draft peace agreement consists of a preamble and 17
articles, he said that the texts for the preamble and 15 articles
have been fully agreed upon, with two articles still having open
questions. Work continues on these unresolved issues. Several
rounds of negotiations and text exchanges have already been
conducted, though a fully agreed version has yet to be
achieved.
Additionally, the Minister pointed out a crucial issue:
Armenia's territorial claims against Azerbaijan in its
Constitution.
"We expect decisive steps from Armenia regarding this matter.
Recent arguments from Armenia have not satisfied us. I would also
like to mention that the Constitutional Court of Armenia made a
decision stating that the preamble of the Armenian Constitution is
immutable and cannot be altered. We believe this complicates the
situation further, as the preamble of the Armenian Constitution
references the Declaration of Independence of Armenia, which
includes claims against Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," the
Minister added.
The minister also touched upon the implementing domestic
projects and noted that a major portion of the railway construction
has been completed.
FM Bayramov added that, simultaneously, construction of a bridge
over the Araz River is ongoing based on an agreement with the
Islamic Republic of Iran. This bridge aims to establish a route
connecting Azerbaijan's western region with Nakhchivan through
Iranian territory.
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