BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Today we have a real
opportunity to finally put an end to the confrontation between
Azerbaijan and Armenia, Elchin Amirbayov, Assistant to the
First-Vice President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, stated in an
interview with the Polish TV, Trend reports.
“In 1992, a part of Azerbaijan fell under Armenian occupation,
and no one reacted to this injustice. Perhaps if international
organizations had responded in the early 1990s immediately after
the Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan, and if this reaction
had been noticeable, the scale and consequences of this tragic
conflict would have been different. And other similar conflicts in
the world would not have erupted, including those neighboring us.
However, I want to emphasize that today we have a real opportunity
to put an end to this long-standing conflict,” he said.
Amirbayov stressed that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
declares Armenia’s full readiness to recognize Karabakh as part of
Azerbaijan.
“After the cessation of the negotiation process by Armenia since
December last year, the negotiations were resumed in May 2023. The
Armenian side probably understands that it is difficult to achieve
peace without negotiations with Azerbaijan. We have already had
several new meetings, and some progress has been made. We are
confident that the next rounds will allow us to reduce the
disagreements between us,” he noted.
Assistant to the First Vice-President also pointed out that
Armenian citizens themselves start to understand that without peace
with Azerbaijan, their country cannot achieve full economic
development.
“It is necessary to think pragmatically. The end of the conflict
will lead to the opening of borders, as well as new economic and
other opportunities for the entire region. In 30 years, Armenia has
not become a more economically successful state. They see the state
of their economy and the fact that they cannot develop, and the
reason is that for 30 years they have been focused on occupying a
part of our territory. We offer Armenia peace, and, in our view, it
is a win-win situation for all parties. We want a lasting peace
that will encompass the entire South Caucasus. We do not want our
countries to see each other as enemies. We want them to consider
themselves at least neighbors, and perhaps even friends,” said
Elchin Amirbayov.
