Armenian MP: Negotiations are underway on text of peace agreement

Foreign policy
  • 03 May, 2023
  • 10:49
Armenian MP: Negotiations are underway on text of peace agreement

"Negotiations are underway on the text of the peace agreement with Azerbaijan,” said Sargis Khandanyan, MP of the ruling majority "Civil Contract" Faction of the National Assembly of Armenia, Report informs.

He said that until the negotiations are finished, it is too early to talk about the results.

According to the MP, Armenia's task is to achieve comprehensive peace in the region and to normalize relations with Azerbaijan.

"I assume that all these topics are on the negotiating table," Khandanyan added.

He noted that there are legal wordings that still need to be clarified.

"The document is, of course, the result of a political discussion. But in the end, international law specialists also need to work on the text if it comes to the signing phase," he said.

Khandanyan noted that in order for the peace agreement to be viable, mechanisms are needed to guarantee its viability: "They should be negotiated by the parties. We imagine that it should be, for example, the active engagement of the international community.”