Andranik Kocharyan, an MP from the ruling majority ‘Civil Contract’ Faction of the Armenian National Assembly and Chair of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security, expressed that Azerbaijan’s proposal for a direct peace treaty without mediators is highly appealing. He conveyed this sentiment to reporters during a session at the parliament.

Kocharyan said: “It is a very tempting proposal for both us and them because we must be able to talk to each other. Even if we use an agreement not to violate the ceasefire to specify today's realities, that is also a guarantee, but some forces must be able to maintain the guarantee.”

Discussing security matters, Andranik Kocharyan did not dismiss the possibility that the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from Armenia’s occupied territories could be achieved through strengthening Armenia's state and security apparatus. He emphasized the daily commitment to tasks that enhance the country's security, especially considering the ongoing developments at Armenia’s borders. Kocharyan stated that the focus should be on preparing for the future, highlighting the importance of addressing the situation decisively to respond to Azerbaijani President Aliyev’s statements. 

He also suggested that pre-election sentiments might influence the change in President Ilham Aliyev’s rhetoric. Kocharyan emphasized the need to take Aliyev’s statements seriously, regardless of whether they are intended for domestic or international audiences.

In response to the question of whether Azerbaijan could forcibly take the “Zangezur corridor” via Armenia, Andranik Kocharyan stated that Azerbaijan might have many wishes, but the important factor is whether Armenia created an opportunity to prevent those wishes. When asked about Armenia’s efforts to create such an opportunity, Kocharyan asserted that they work on it every day.

The Armenian MP outlined whether Armenia is ready to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan without border delimitation. “The issue of [border] delimitation is very important. If we get to the point where the opposite side accepts that the delimitation process must inevitably be carried out so that our deputy prime minister can specify that point from there, we will clarify how we should fortify and control the next points after that point.”

According to another senior Armenian lawmaker, Armenia remains committed to including a mechanism for delimiting the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in their peace treaty. This statement comes as a response to Baku’s attempts to separate the peace treaty from the border delimitation issue.

“If this principle is not adopted and implemented, it will be unclear how the delimitation process will take place,” Sargis Khandanyan, the chairman of the Armenian parliament committee on foreign relations, told reporters.  

Additionally, Yerevan emphasizes the use of the most recent Soviet military maps from the 1970s as the foundation for determining the extensive and heavily militarized Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as stated by Khandanyan.