In response to the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on November 21, the RA Foreign Ministry made a statement, noting that Armenia proposed to Azerbaijan to hold a meeting of demarcation commissions on the state border between the two countries.
“The Armenian side, once again reaffirming the political will of Armenia to make efforts in the direction of normalizing relations with Azerbaijan and establishing peace and stability in the South Caucasus, on November 21, handed over its 6th edition of the agreement on the regulation of relations to the Azerbaijani side.
We consider it worth reminding that while Armenia, after receiving the latest Azerbaijani proposals, was considering them and was ready to continue negotiations on the draft agreement, despite the humanitarian crisis that is worsening day by day due to the heavy blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh, on September 19, Azerbaijan carried out a large-scale military attack against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. , which led to the forced displacement of the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Next, continuing to openly disregard the possibility of returning to the peace process and the efforts of international partners in that direction, the Azerbaijani side did not participate in the meetings at the level of heads of states first in Granada and then in Brussels within the framework of the European Political Community, although these pentalateral and tripartite meetings were previously agreed upon.
The Armenian side continued to work on the text of the agreement and considered it more effective to present it to Azerbaijan during the supposed meetings. However, in order to prevent the negotiation process from stalling and attempts to achieve lasting peace in our region, the Republic of Armenia has constructively conveyed its views on the agreement and, as many times before, has proven its readiness to re-engage in negotiations with the benchmark:
mutual recognition and respect of each other’s territorial integrity without ambiguity,
implementation of the further delimitation process according to the Alma-Ata Declaration and the most recent legitimate Soviet maps;
unblocking the region’s infrastructure based on full respect for the sovereignty and jurisdiction of states and the principles of equality and reciprocity.
The Armenian side continues to believe that despite all the complications and challenges, there is a real possibility of establishing peace between the two countries, which can be realized if there is political will on both sides. The Armenian side continues to demonstrate that will. One of the expressions of that will is the fact that Armenia proposed to Azerbaijan to hold a meeting of demarcation commissions on the state border between the two countries,” said the statement of the Foreign Ministry.