The Security Council of Armenia allowed the signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan this year

The signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is possible already this year, Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, said. writes Interfax.

“Very intensive negotiations are being held between Armenia and Azerbaijan. If this intensity continues and there is strong assistance from the international community, then there is an opportunity to sign a peace agreement by the end of the year,” the Secretary said.

He added that this is “a good opportunity to move the peace agenda forward” and also noted that the international community’s contribution to this agenda is “very important.”

On June 1 and 2, a summit of the European Political Community was held in Chisinau, where, as wrote Reuters, Yerevan and Baku could sign a peace agreement. The peace treaty was not signed, but Grigoryan noted that Yerevan positively assessed the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

May 26, Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov reportedthat the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is possible in the foreseeable future. He noted that the leaders of the countries managed to reach agreements during the talks in Moscow. According to a Kremlin spokesman, the heads of state have a “common point of view” on how to resolve the situation.