At the beginning of the government session on April 7, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke about the meeting held yesterday in Brussels with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. He stressed that based on the results of the meeting, decisions were made over two issues. First, the foreign ministers of the two countries have been instructed to begin preparations for the future peace treaty, to hold talks and establish contacts in this direction. 

Referring the content of the peace agreement, Pashinyan noted: “The security guarantees of the people of Nagorno Karabakh, the protection of their rights and freedoms, as well as the clarification of the final status of Nagorno Karabakh are of fundamental importance for us. These issues are included in our response to the peace agenda and they should become subject of negotiations.”

Speaking about the work on the establishment of the commission on the delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Pashinyan stressed that the commission will have a double mandate. The first is delimitation. Second, ensuring security and stability along the border.

According to Pashinyan, Armenia’s position is that there is a de jure border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and that is the border that existed in Soviet times. “With this consideration, it’s necessary to start the delimitation works and try to reach solutions, taking parallel measures to ensure security and stability,” Pashinyan said.

“There are territories of the Republic of Armenia that are under the control of Azerbaijan, there are territories of Azerbaijan that are under the control of Armenia, these issues must be resolved through negotiations, of course, on the basis of de jure substantiated records and legally grounded facts,” Pashinyan said.

During the meeting, the topic of the need for the return of POWs and other detainees was also discussed.