Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Azerbaijan is ready to sign a peace agreement with Armenia, but Yerevan’s position on this issue is not known to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry. writes about this RIA News referring to Lavrov’s press conference.
“Azerbaijan’s readiness for this [мирный договор] Signing on Russian territory is also a reality. “I don’t know how ready Yerevan is for this, although relevant signals have long been sent to the capital of Armenia,” explained the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Lavrov added that the negotiation process between Yerevan and Baku is currently stalled due to the attitude of Armenia, which has recently listened to the recommendations of the West. According to the minister, Western countries are trying to prevent the implementation of tripartite agreements between the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Azerbaijani authorities on September 19 announced About a local operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku summarized the purpose of the operation as “suppression of large-scale provocations, disarmament and withdrawal of Armenian army units from the territory of the region.” A day later, a ceasefire agreement was reached between the parties with the mediation of Russian peacekeepers. Peace talks have been continuing since then.
On January 10, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev admitted that he did not see the need to withdraw mediators to sign a peace agreement with Armenia. As TASS reported, citing the president, this should only be an agreement between “two sovereign states.” in Armenia in the name Such an initiative seems attractive.
Previously Armenia saw Decline in peace negotiations with Azerbaijan.