Baku Rejects Yerevan’s Latest Proposal to Sign Peace Treaty
Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry on Monday rejected an offer by Yerevan to sign the latest version of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Monday said that the latest version of the draft peace treaty proposed by Armenia to Azerbaijan contains fully agreed upon text and articles, adding that it can be signed in the near future.
“It is no longer a secret that this version, by and large, contains a fully agreed upon text. These are fully agreed upon articles or the agreed upon parts of several articles. We are waiting for Azerbaijan’s response,” Mirzoyan said, during a joint press conference with Xavier Bettel, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg who is on an official visit to Armenia.
“We don’t have disagreements on the text anymore,” Mirzoyan told the joint news conference. “The problem is that sometimes the Azerbaijani side tries to include other preconditions or issues in the overall negotiation process. Our approach is that we can sign the agreed text days very soon.”
Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada said that Yerevan offer was unacceptable to Baku, emphasizing that the peace treaty can be signed once all provisions are agreed upon.
Hajizada also reiterated Azerbaijan’s accusations against Armenia and demands that Armenia must change its constitution before a peace treaty is signed.
