The meeting of Special Representatives of Armenia and Turkey took place

Special Representatives for the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey, respectively, the Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Mr. Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kılıç met on 14 January 2022, in Moscow.

During their first meeting, conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the Special Representatives exchanged their preliminary views regarding the normalization process through dialogue between Armenia and Turkey. Parties agreed to continue negotiations without preconditions aiming at full normalization.

Russian Foreign Ministry reports that representatives of Armenia and Turkey are ready for a constructive and depoliticized dialogue. Special Representatives for the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey agreed after the negotiations held in Moscow on Friday to conduct a constructive and depoliticized dialogue. 

"During their first meeting, conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the Special Representatives exchanged their preliminary views regarding the normalization process through dialogue between Turkey and Armenia. Parties agreed to continue negotiations without preconditions aiming at full normalization," Turkish Foreign Ministry reported after the meeting.

MFA of Artsakh condemns the behavior of Azerbaijan

The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Artsakh has issued a statement condemning the behavior of Azerbaijan and noting that such a policy carried out at the state level should be properly assessed also by the international community. "In his recent interview to a number of media outlets, President of the Azerbaijani  Republic Ilham Aliyev, touching upon the Azerbaijan-Karabagh conflict settlement and regional processes, once again used anti-Armenian, destructive, expansionary vocabulary and ideas, dwelling upon relevant programs and goals. Such a policy is a gross violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the agreements reached. It aims to torpedo peace and stability initiatives and dismantle the existing formats. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairmanship is the only format for the settlement of the Azerbaijan-Karabagh conflict agreed by all sides," the statement reads.

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• "We welcome news about meeting in Moscow between Armenian and Turkish representatives. Normalisation of relations and opening of communications is an important objective that the EU fully supports," Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia wrote on Twitter. 

• Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 32nd anniversary of the anti-Armenian massacres in Baku.

• On January 14, ahead to the meeting of the Special Representatives of Armenia and Turkey, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Special Representative of the Armenia-Turkey normalization Process Ruben Rubinyan met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko in Moscow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia reports. The sides exchanged views on the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey. 

• "Russia will present Armenia's proposals on the demarcation commission to Azerbaijan. Yesterday I talked with my Armenian colleague, he had new proposals. We will see what to do to make the commission work as soon as possible," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.