Nikol Pashinyan Talks About Azerbaijan's Refusal to Participate in Granada Meeting, Offers Three Principles for Peace Treaty

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During government hours in the Armenian parliament on October 4, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that his delegation will go to Granada for the third European Political Community (EPC) summit.

Meanwhile, the Armenian prime minister noted that Yerevan was optimistic, thinking it was possible to sign a turnaround document following the meeting in a pre-agreed format. "But it turned out that there would be no meeting with the Azerbaijani leader, and it was not at all the fault of Armenia," he added.

"Armenia hopes that the turning point document will be signed at a convenient moment. I am ready to sign it," the head of government noted. At the same time, Pashinyan indicated that he did not want to create the impression that the document was contrary to the interests of Azerbaijan and was entirely in tune with the interests of Armenia. According to him, the document being developed corresponds to the logic of peace and stability in the region.

Moreover, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan voiced three principles, if followed, Yerevan will sign a peace agreement with Baku.

"First, Armenia and Azerbaijan must recognize each other’s territorial integrity in this way: the territory of Armenia is 29,800 square meters. km, and Azerbaijan - 86,600 sq. km. The Alma-Ata Declaration [of 1991 on the creation of the CIS] should become the political basis for the delimitation and then demarcation of borders. The opening of communications in the region will take place on the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, legislation, equality, and reciprocity of countries. If Azerbaijan confirms its commitment to these principles, it will be possible to consider that the signing of a peace treaty is a matter of the foreseeable future," the head of government said.

Recently, according to the information obtained by APA from private sources, Azerbaijan refused the five-way meeting scheduled for October 5 in Granada, Spain.

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