Jeyhun Bayramov says ready to meet with Mirzoyan at border

We can meet in a neutral third country or at the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, said at the year-end press conference, Report informs.

According to him, the State Commission on the delimitation of the state border between Azerbaijan and Armenia already had two meetings at the border: "The foreign ministers and delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan can meet at the state border as long as they do not create any sensitivity. Such a proposal was voiced by us. As for the prospect of holding such meetings in Azerbaijan and Armenia when the time is right, why not? I think that we will see that sooner or later."

Bayramov said that when sensitive topics are discussed, the history of the issue is considered in the context of Armenia-Azerbaijan: "At such a moment, it is difficult to achieve a result here, but it is much easier to undermine the process. Therefore, negative rhetoric in this context is harmful. I think that the Armenian side, at least if they want to achieve the positive development they expressed in words, should control it. Along with the rhetoric, the inconsistency also hurts the issue. Unfortunately, we often witness a change of position. However, optimistic messages have been heard recently. Let's assume it will continue."

He said that there is a difference of opinion between the parties: "But there is a decrease in the number of items with serious disagreements. This is also shown by the latest package of proposals we received from Armenia. It is difficult to say how close we are to peace. If there is a serious political will for peace, it can be achieved in a short time. Otherwise, the process will continue for a long time."