Pashinyan called the condition for a peace agreement with Azerbaijan

A peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan is possible if both countries “without ambiguities and pitfalls” recognize each other’s territorial integrity, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in parliament. According to the politician, Armenia recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and expects the same from Baku.

“A peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will become real if both countries clearly, without ambiguities and pitfalls, recognize each other’s territorial integrity and agree that in the future they will not have territorial claims. I confirm that the Republic of Armenia fully recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and we expect Azerbaijan to do the same by recognizing the territory of the Armenian SSR as the Republic of Armenia,” quotes Pashinyan TASS.

According to the Armenian prime minister, “it is very important that international mechanisms are formed to guarantee a peace agreement, otherwise a new war or a new escalation may break out the next day after the signing of the agreement.”

The aggravation of the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh has been dragging on since September 2020, when hostilities began in the region between the military of Armenia and Azerbaijan. As a result, a tripartite statement was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Hostilities have completely ceased in the conflict zone, and Russian peacekeepers have also been deployed along the line of contact and in the Lachin corridor.

Since the beginning of December 2022, the Armenian side has been talking about the actual blockade of the Lachin corridor in Karabakh by Azerbaijani activists, as a result of which there is a shortage of essential goods in Armenian settlements. Azerbaijan responds with accusations of smuggling weapons through the corridor.

On April 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation during which discussed the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh. Putin and Pashinyan reaffirmed the importance of implementing the agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan for 2020-2022. We are talking about ensuring security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as well as restoring economic and transport ties in the Transcaucasus. The leaders of the countries also touched upon the preparation of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan and discussed topical issues of bilateral relations.

Ministry of Defense of Armenia April 11 reported about the “relatively stable” situation on the border with Azerbaijan.