Khazar Ibrahim: Baku ready for peace with Yerevan, but preconditions must be met

Azerbaijan remains hopeful for the swift signing of a peace agreement with Armenia, but Yerevan must first fulfill Baku’s conditions to eliminate obstacles to sustainable peace in the region, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim said in an interview with Diplomatic Watch.

According to Report, the diplomat expressed satisfaction that the two countries had agreed on the text of the peace agreement in March of this year.

"We hope that we will be able to sign it, but as we have always said to our Armenian counterparts, there are some underlying and very substantive issues that need to be solved before signing it. Azerbaijan has a very realistic disposition, which is supported by the international community. One of these issues is a provision in the Armenian Constitution, which still contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. We all understand that we won’t have sustainable peace if, hypothetically, we sign a peace treaty tomorrow, but the constitution, the main law of the country, goes against it. We will not have sustainable peace. Therefore, a change in the Armenian Constitution is a must," he said.

The ambassador also emphasized Azerbaijan's demand for the formal dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, which, according to him, exists only on paper today.

"Dissolving it would show that the conflict is truly over, because, in reality, it is over, and we are moving toward a more peaceful region, not only peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan but also development, prosperity, and stability," he added.