Peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan may be signed before COP29 summit –MFA

YEREVAN, October 9. /ARKA/. A peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan may be signed before the UN climate summit - COP29, which will be held in Baku in November, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan.

"The message I brought here from my capital is that the time to act is now," Kostanyan said on the sidelines of the Climate and Security Conference in Berlin.

The deputy minister recalled that the decision to hold COP29 in Baku was a very important confidence-building measure between the two governments.

“As a measure of confidence, Armenia decided to withdraw its bid to host COP29 and support the candidacy of Azerbaijan,” Kostanyan noted.

He said that part of this confidence-building measure also included the release of 42 Armenian detainees from Azerbaijan, expressing regret that 23 prisoners still remain in Baku.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in Moscow on October 8 that the draft agreement “On the establishment of peace and interstate relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan” has been agreed upon by at least 80%, and the Republic of Armenia is ready to sign the agreed provisions in October. -0-