We hope that a meeting will take place between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, at which all issues will be discussed, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan told reporters, Trend reports.
The principles of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been agreed upon, Yerevan has the political will to sign this document, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said, Trend reports.
“Essentially, the principles of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been agreed upon, and at the end of last year it seemed to us that we were very close to final agreement,” Pashinyan said in an interview with The Telegraph.
Armenia expects to hold a meeting on border delimitation with Azerbaijan soon, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said, Trend reports.
„Despite the fact that there is no agreement on the date of the next meeting yet, I think we will organize it soon“, he noted.
The discussions on creating Azerbaijan-Armenia interparliamentary dialogue platform may take place in March in Geneva, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong said in an exclusive interview with Trend, as he visited Baku.
Azerbaijan and Armenia may sign a peace treaty in the first half of 2024, Trend reports, via “Fitch Solutions” (“Fitch group” company).
“We believe that a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia could be concluded as early as the first half of 2024”, “Fitch Solutions” stated.
Armenia is again helping Russia circumvent EU sanctions, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance (IIF), former chief currency strategist at Goldman Sachs, and senior economist at the International Monetary Fund, Robin Brooks said, Trend reports.
The head of Iran’s Mining House Mohammad Reza Bahraman has expressed his concern about the pollution of the Araz river by the Armenian copper mines, Trend reports.
Bahraman noted that unfortunately the Iranian government has ignored this problem, while the Iranian mining sector has followed all the required standards.
The official added that some groups in the mining field have criticized the Iranian mines for being unethical.
Yerevan is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan in clarifying the fate of persons reported missing, the statement of Armenia's Interdepartmental Commission on Captives, Hostages and Missing Persons reads, Trend reports.
"Armenia has repeatedly stated, including on high and highest levels, that it is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan to clarify the fate of persons reported missing," the statement reads.
Armenia may deliver new maps of minefields in Karabakh to Azerbaijan "if an atmosphere of trust is created," Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during a press briefing, Trend reports.
„Currently, the Armenian side is trying to create new maps through surveys. If there is an atmosphere of trust, the Armenian side may discuss handing them over to Azerbaijan, but this time with the participation of the international community“, he said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have direct communication line, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a press conference, Trend reports.
“We mentioned that there is a direct communication line between the administrations of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. A similar channel exists between the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other departments,” he noted.
