Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vahan Kostanyan, expressed concerns about Azerbaijan’s continuous efforts to alter the formats of the peace talks with Armenia. These actions have led to doubts on the Armenian side regarding Baku’s genuine commitment to concluding the peace process. 

“Actually, the constant change of formats raises serious doubts among us about whether official Baku is interested in completing the peace process at all, or whether they are simply trying to switch from one format to another and thus avoid reaching concrete arrangements,” Kostanyan said.

The Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister clarified that there is currently no formal arrangement for holding talks in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. However, it was emphasized that the Armenian side is prepared to participate in the meeting scheduled to take place in Brussels in late October.

In response to a question regarding whether the peace talks should be conducted on Western or Russian platforms, Kostanyan emphasized that the choice of the platform should not be the primary focus.

“It is important for us [Armenia] that we can normalize relations. And after that normalization, the agreements reached and specified in writing should be respected, and the partners should guarantee that the Azerbaijani side will not violate [them],” he added. 

Armenian deputy FM also mentioned that Armenia received proposals from the Azerbaijani side regarding the peace treaty. He further explained that Armenia has not yet submitted a new written proposal but is actively engaged in discussions. While preparing their response package, they are awaiting the Azerbaijani side to publicly express their position on the Granada statement and indicate whether the outlined guidelines are acceptable to them.

Earlier, it was reported that Armenia received an invitation from Iran for a meeting at the level of foreign ministers in the 3+3 format. Until Thursday, Azerbaijani sources claimed that Armenia had already consented to such a meeting. However, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan told reporters that Yerevan has not yet responded, and this matter is still being discussed.