Parliament speaker says time will come when Armenians and Azeris will 'live side by side'
The time will come when Armenians and Azerbaijanis will “live side by side and engage in trade”, National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan told reporters on Tuesday.
“We will do our best to ensure it,” he said.
The official did not rule out that some people may return to their homes in Azerbaijani-held territories, and "Azerbaijanis could also start living in Armenia" after a while.
Asked whether it is envisaged by an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement, Simonyan said that he didn't know of such a term.
"The peace treaty is completely based on the international principles of territorial integrity, unblocking of communications, etc.," the speaker added.