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A peace deal with Azerbaijan is high on the Armenian government's agenda, Foreign Ministry spokesman Vahan Hunanyan said on Monday, responding to a question by Armenpress news agency.

“Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov stated that Azerbaijan has offered to sign a peace treaty to Armenia several times, and that despite the difficulties, it is worth thinking about normalization of relations. How would you comment on this statement?” the agency asked.

“The government of Armenia has adopted a strategy of opening an era of peaceful development in the region, thus definitely expresses willingness to take steps in that direction. As for signing a specific peace treaty, it has been stated several times at the highest level that this is one of the priorities of our government’s agenda,” the spokesman said.

Asked to comment on Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s statement on the so-called “Zangezur Corridor”, Hunanyan said: “It is an incomprehensible wording for us and everyone knows about it. On the other hand, the opening of regional communications is also one of the priorities of our government, and concrete steps are being taken in this direction, including within the framework of the "Armenian Crossroads" project.”