Armenian intellectuals urge Pashinyan to sign peace treaty

A group of Armenian intellectuals has appealed to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to complete negotiations with Azerbaijan by signing a peace treaty, Report informs referring to Epress.am.

“May 9 is celebrated as the Victory and Peace Day in the Republic of Armenia’s calendar of holidays.

"We, the undersigned citizens of Armenia, mark this occasion with a clear demand for peace, because peace is victory, and any “victory” that does not bring peace is actually a defeat.

"We counter any claims for territory with claims for peace, and insist that there is no alternative to peace – not as an obligation following defeat but as the freely-expressed will of the people of Armenia to leave under peaceful skies, as ratified by the 2021 snap elections,” reads the statement.

“Sharing the pain and sorrow our people have felt at the tragedy of war, the legitimate concerns of our civil society partners,… we demand peace, with no “but”-s,” the representatives wrote in their appeal.