Armenia proposed signing a peace treaty with Azerbaijan within one month, according to Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan. Speaking at the 2024 APRI Forum on Wednesday, Grigoryan expressed Armenia's readiness to finalize the peace agreement as soon as possible.

“We recently proposed to Azerbaijan to sign the peace agreement within one month,” Grigoryan told reporters.

Regarding the installation of border pillars following the delimitation and demarcation process in Tavush Province, Grigoryan commented, “We believe the delimitation process in Tavush brings more stability, but a peace deal is needed to ensure complete stability and rule out any escalation.”

He emphasized that the border delimitation process was conducted in stages based on the 1976 map, making it impossible to delimit the entire border immediately.

Grigoryan also noted that Armenia had received Azerbaijan’s response to its latest proposals on the draft peace treaty. “The 10th package of peace treaty proposals has been submitted to us, and we are currently working on it,” he added.

Armenia’s Security Chief: Baku Unresponsive to Yerevan’s Joint Investigation Proposal

Azerbaijan has yet to respond to Armenia’s proposal to establish a mechanism for jointly investigating allegations of ceasefire violations, said Armen Grigoryan at the 2024 APRI Forum on June 26.

Grigoryan expressed concern over recent Azerbaijani allegations of ceasefire breaches by Armenian forces. “Armenia is naturally concerned by these statements because it has taken absolutely no step towards border escalation, no shots have been fired by Armenian forces,” Grigoryan noted. “The dissemination of such false reports is disturbing.”

"To address the issue, we publicly proposed that Azerbaijan establish a joint investigation mechanism. This would involve the investigative committees or other bodies to probe incidents and provide reliable data to us and the international community. Azerbaijan has not responded yet," he added.

Grigoryan also stated that the creation of a joint investigation mechanism would not contradict the EU monitoring mission in Armenia.

Referring to the recent acquisition of military equipment, the Armenian Security Council chief outlined: “All weapons acquired until now will be used only to protect the sovereign territory of Armenia.” 

He also emphasized that ensuring peace in the region is a shared responsibility involving not only regional countries but also international partners.