Papuashvili: There are positive developments for signing of Yerevan-Baku peace treaty

There are positive developments for the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Chairman of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said, Report informs referring to Georgian media.

He noted that the main goal and task of Georgia is to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“Our main goal and task is to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. I am glad that in this regard there are positive developments for the signing of a peace treaty. I hope that this will be implemented as soon as possible, because it is in the common interests of our region to make it a space of peace and security,” Papuashvili said.

He noted that Georgia has repeatedly provided friends - Armenia and Azerbaijan - with the opportunity to meet for substantive discussions.

“This has always been done in different formats and at different levels. Georgia is almost the only country in which both countries have absolute confidence,” Papuashvili noted.

At the end of 2021, the Georgian government launched the Peaceful Neighborhood Initiative. The country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili proposed to Azerbaijan and Armenia the creation of a regional platform for informal dialogue between the parties. In July 2022, the first meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan took place in Tbilisi.