Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday announced EU mediated meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev next week in Belgium amid renewed tensions over The region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
“I plan to meet on April 6 in Brussels with Pashinyan said at a meeting of the Council of Ministers that the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of Azerbaijan.
he is added He hopes you’ll agree on All questions related to start of Peace talks” with Baku.
Armenia once again She declares that she is ready sign peace agreement with Azerbaijan and start “Negotiations without delay,” Pashinyan said.
Both Yerevan and Baku recently expressed their willingness to start negotiations on A comprehensive peace treaty after the outbreak ofup in Nagorno-Karabakh was occupied by the Armenians for a long time region advance this month.
On Tuesday, Azerbaijan said it was ready for Peace talks with Armenia after Yerevan urged Baku to negotiate a comprehensive peace treaty amid new tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh.
“If Armenia is serious about a peace agreement, then it is concrete.” steps you should be made. We repeat that Azerbaijan is ready for The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a permit.
Ministry indicated out That Baku had suggested that the two countries conduct peace talks a year since.
In 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan went to war over occupied Armenians region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which claimed more More than 6500 people. stood up-fire The agreement brokered by Russian President Vladimir Putin saw Armenia concede vast areas of Territories to Azerbaijan, Moscow deployed a peacekeeping force in mountain region.
Last week, Yerevan and Moscow accused Baku of violating the moratorium-fire in Russian units area of the responsibility. Baku rejected the accusation and insisted that area was part of its internationally recognized territories.
On Monday, the Armenian Security Council accused Azerbaijan of “Prepare the Earth” for New provocations and offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh. “I urged Baku to” immediately start talks on comprehensive peace treaty.
Last week, senior diplomats of the two countries They discussed developments, including the peace agreement, with Their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Azerbaijan also Send a suggestion containing Five conditions for normalizing relations with Armenia, the country’s Foreign Minister Jehon Peramov said earlier this month.
Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh separated from Azerbaijan when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The ensuing conflict claimed the lives of some 30,000 people.
While Turkey main Supporter of Azerbaijan against Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, historic encounter took place Between Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on side lines of Antalya Diplomatic Forum earlier this month. It was first High-level visit from Armenia to Turkey in a decade. Cavusoglu described the meeting with Mirzoyan as “very productive and constructive”. he is also He noted that Azerbaijan supports the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan.
Turkey is ready to take more steps in improve relationships with Armenia and the creation of a regional cooperation platform in Caucasus as long as Yerevan is determined to continue the process of normalization that has begun with The appointment of special President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the envoys last Month.
Ankara has made Frequent calls for a sixA national platform that includes Turkey, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia for Peace, stability and lasting cooperation in The regionsaying it would be win-win Initiative for All regional actors in Caucasus. Turkey believes that lasting peace is possible Through mutual security cooperation between countries and people of South Caucasus region.
