FM: Canada supports efforts to establish Azerbaijan-Armenia peace ASAP

Canada supports efforts to establish peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia as soon as possible, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said at a meeting with board members of the Network of Azerbaijani Canadians (NAC), Report informs.

The activities of the Azerbaijani community in Canada, relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and security issues in the South Caucasus were discussed at the meeting.

The members of the board of the network expressed their gratitude to the Government of Canada for allocating $400,000 for the NAC initiative for demining in Karabakh.

Joly noted that Canada is interested in developing bilateral relations with Azerbaijan in various fields.

She added that Canada is committed to the principles of international law and is a supporter of the settlement of all differences within the framework of the law and through negotiations.

The foreign minister noted that Canada hopes for the soonest successful completion of the peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia under the auspices of the European Union and supports the signing of a peace agreement.