No new developments in Armenian-Azerbaijani talks after Prague meeting

YEREVAN, October 11. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Ministry responded to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavosoglu, who claimed that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the main principles of a peace treaty.

In response to a query from Armenpress, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said that the negotiations with Azerbaijan continue and that there are no new developments in this regard following the statement that was made by the sides after the October 6 Prague meeting.

“Negotiations with Azerbaijan continue and there are no developments in this regard following the statement that was released after the Prague meeting. In case of new developments we will inform the public in a duly manner, just like before,” Hunanyan said.

On October 6, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Charles Michel held a meeting in Prague on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit.

In a statement adopted at the end of the meeting, Armenia and Azerbaijan confirmed their commitment to the UN Charter and the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1991, through which both sides recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty. They confirmed that this will serve as basis for the work of the commissions on delimitation and that the next meeting of these commissions will take place in Brussels by the end of October.

Armenia expressed its agreement to encourage the EU civilian mission along the border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan agreed to cooperate with the mentioned mission to the extent it will be concerned. The mission will start its work in October, for a maximum period of two months. 

The purpose of the mission will be to build confidence and, through its reports, support the border commissions. -0