Armenian foreign minister says 'ready' to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan within a month
Ararat Mirzoyan claims Baku does not reciprocate Yerevan's willingness to finalize document
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan
MOSCOW
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Thursday that his nation is ready to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.
Speaking at a news conference in the capital Yerevan, Mirzoyan said the peace treaty may be drafted within a month.
"Armenia is ready to finalize the document of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan and sign it within a month," he emphasized, adding that according to his assessment, Baku has not clearly expressed the mutual willingness for such a step.
Relations between Baku and Yerevan have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions, including Kalbajar.
Most of the territory was liberated by Azerbaijan during a 44-day war in the fall of 2020, which ended after a Russian-brokered peace agreement that opened the door to normalization and the demarcation of their border.
Last September, Azerbaijan established full sovereignty in Karabakh when separatist forces in the region surrendered.
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