The Armenian side has no preconditions for delimitation

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said that Yerevan's preconditions for the start of delimitation process are unacceptable for Baku.

At the same time, at yesterday's meeting with OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid in Vienna, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister stressed that delimitation is an important component of the settlement of relations, and Baku stands for the immediate and unconditional start of the process.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia reacted to the statement of Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov that Yerevan's preconditions on the issue of the beginning of delimitation are unacceptable for Baku.

"I think there is some misunderstanding on the issue. The Armenian side has no preconditions for delimitation. We are speaking about the arrangements. The trilateral statement adopted by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the President of the Russian Federation and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Sochi on November 26 reads that the sides agreed to "undertake steps towards increasing security and stability on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border and to take the matter to the establishment of a bilateral delimitation and demarcation commission." This arrangement was reiterated and an agreement on the withdrawal of troops was reached on December 14 during a trilateral meeting of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels, mediated by the President of the European Council. Accordingly the proposals of the Armenian side are not about preconditions, but the implementation of the agreements reached. The Republic of Armenia believes that the delimitation process should launch soon, in accordance with the above-mentioned agreements," RA MFA spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said.  

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu invited Armenia to participate in the diplomatic forum in Antalya․

"We invite everyone from all around the world. We want everyone's voice to be heard. We also invited our neighboring countries - Armenia, Greece, the Greek part of Cyprus, Israel, Egypt. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his turn, has sent invitations to the heads of several countries of the world, now we are waiting for answers," Çavuşoğlu said. 

Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan has received and continues receiving invitations to participate in different events, including the Antalya Diplomacy Forum this year, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said in response to the question of ARMENPRESS, relating to the statement of the Turkish foreign minister according to which Armenia is invited to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

"The Foreign Ministry of Armenia is discussing the appropriateness of the minister’s participation to the aforementioned events in accordance with the respective procedures. The public will be properly informed about the decisions to be made," he said.

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