2023-05-04 19:41:51
President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, answered the questions of the press after the Opening Ceremony of the 61st Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). Simonyan expressed his condolences for the earthquakes that took place in Turkey and said, “I want to convey my condolences to all Turkish people for the devastating earthquake. We know very well what the earthquake was. We immediately sent 2 groups. They crossed the border and brought aid to Turkey. “You know very well that we are passing through and tensions are rising all over the world. My coming here demonstrates the goodwill of the Republic of Armenia with its neighbors. We should not miss this historic opportunity,” he said.
‘ARMENIA IS READY FOR RELATIONS TO NORMALIZE’
Regarding the reactions to the ‘Nemesis Monument’ opened in Armenia, Simonyan said, “The placement of the monument had a great impact in Turkey. I also discussed this issue with my Turkish colleague. It was decided at the local government level to place the statue. This is an expression of the foreign policy of the Armenian state. Let it not be perceived as a step with no good intentions. Foreign policy in the Republic of Armenia is managed by the prime minister and the foreign ministry. You all know the explanations for the decision taken at the level I mentioned. We must understand that if we have such a will, we can find reasons for the deterioration of relations in every sense. Maybe I too I could find thousands of reasons for Turkey not to come. But I am here and I want to present to the Turkish public that Armenia is ready for peace. I would like to express that Armenia is ready for the normalization of relations without any preconditions. I saw some sentences from the statement of the foreign ministry. I would like to say that the relations between Armenia and Armenia are ready. It is ready for steps to normalize and is completely sincere in this request. If we have a political will, if we have a decision to improve and establish relations, this path will not be easy. But we must move forward. I hope our Turkish colleagues will also take a step forward. We seize this historic opportunity. We will open a new page both for us and for the whole region,” he said.
‘ESTABLISHING PEACE IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT Türkiye’
Regarding Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, Simonyan said, “The Republic of Armenia does not have a territorial claim against Azerbaijan. We are determined and willing to make a peace agreement. We do not see any problem in opening the region in the commercial field. We have made this offer many times, the soldiers on the border equally. “Let us withdraw. Peace in this region is not possible without Turkey. We are hopeful that Turkey will take steps to establish peace in this region,” he said.
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