FM: Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks to be based on five key principles

Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has said that the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks will be conducted on the basis of five basic principles put forward by Baku, Trend has reported.

Bayramov said that Azerbaijan has outlined its basic principles and stated its willingness to continue working on a peace treaty according to these principles, the report added

He reminded that back in February, Azerbaijan offered five basic principles of the peace agreement to Armenia, and the latter stated that there is nothing unacceptable for it in the proposals.

The minister highlighted that one of the agreements, reached during the Brussels meeting (April 6), was the formation of a commission on border delimitation, of which the first meeting was scheduled for the end of April. Bayramov had two phone conversations with his Armenian counterpart prior to the Brussels meeting, as a part of which proposals for the commission's composition were made.

"Azerbaijan's proposal was that the commission should be organized in a different format, that is, the person who will head it from our side should be at the level of a deputy prime minister. We should also note that during our first telephone conversation, the Armenian foreign minister accepted this with understanding and said that additional time was needed for discussions at home,” he added.

“Later, the Armenian foreign minister stated that such a proposal would be acceptable for them as well. There is an agreement between the sides on assembling the commission. Azerbaijan was already ready to hold this meeting in April. I think that after the

Armenian side completes its own procedures, it will be possible to hold such a meeting," Bayramov added.

Commenting on recent protests in Armenia, the minister stressed that those who plan and lead the protests in Armenia live in illusions. -