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Azerbaijan continues its policy of threatening Armenia’s territorial integrity and using force and the threat of force, constantly escalating the situation on the border with Armenia, as well as in Nagorno-Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan said in his remarks at the Prague Center for Transatlantic Relations on Thursday.

“Despite all this, Armenia remains committed to the policy of resolving the outstanding issues through negotiations, and we are ready to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan,” the premier stressed.

“At the moment, the main obstacles to signing such an agreement are the following: it has so far been impossible to agree upon language that will clearly state that Azerbaijan recognizes the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia with 29 thousand 800 square kilometers.

“The mechanism for safeguarding the rights and security of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh is still uncertain; so is the Stepanakert-Baku dialogue format, which in our opinion should take place in the framework of an international mechanism.

“It has so far been impossible to agree upon mechanisms for overcoming differences in the reading of the peace agreement text.

“And finally, there is no agreement on international mechanisms for implementing the peace agreement.

“We do, however, continue our efforts in order to succeed in all these areas. For four days now, Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations, with facilitation by the United States, have been negotiating in Washington for resolving all these issues,” Pashinyan said.