Azerbaijan knowledgeable the visiting chief advisor of the US State Department on Caucasus Negotiations on Thursday in regards to the prospects of negotiations with Armenia.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry mentioned in an announcement that Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a gathering with US State Department official Louis Bono after his arrival in Baku, throughout which they mentioned the present state of affairs and prospects of talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
It additional mentioned that the present state of affairs within the area, in addition to the peace course of between Azerbaijan and Armenia, had been additionally on the agenda of the assembly.
According to the assertion, Bayramov emphasised to Bono that Armenia didn’t utterly withdraw its troops from Azerbaijan’s territory, continued to problem the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, obstructed regional communications, and failed to take care of regional peace and stability within the area.
He additionally reiterated the validity of Azerbaijan’s proposal to make use of the Aghdam-Khankendi street to assist Armenian residents in Karabakh, in gentle of Armenia’s “groundless” claims that Baku is obstructing residents in Karabakh and that the border checkpoint established on the Lachin street is “illegitimate.”
“It was also stated that Armenia’s intervention in the efforts of the Azerbaijani side to reintegrate the Armenian residents is unacceptable,” the assertion added.
Relations between the 2 former Soviet republics have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian navy occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.
In the autumn of 2020, Azerbaijan liberated a number of cities, villages, and settlements from Armenian occupation throughout 44 days of clashes. The battle ended with a Russia-brokered peace settlement.
Despite the continuing talks on a peace settlement, tensions between the neighboring nations elevated in current months over the Lachin street, the one land route giving Armenia entry to Karabakh.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
