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After the meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council in Brussels on Tuesday, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan touched upon the regional issues in the South Caucasus:

“Today we had an opportunity to exchange views on the current security situation in the South Caucasus and beyond. We discussed all the challenges that Armenia is facing in its efforts to create a peaceful and secure environment in our region.

I reiterated Armenia’s commitment to agreements reflected in statements adopted in quadrilateral meetings in Prague in October 2022 and in Granada last autumn as well as the agreements, announced by the President of the European Council Charles Michel following the trilateral meetings with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels on May 14 and July 15, 2023. We remain convinced that Armenia and Azerbaijan should reaffirm that they recognize each other's territorial integrity based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration and the most recent maps elaborated by competent and authorized bodies of the Soviet Union should become the basis for the delimitation of the borders between the two countries. This means that in the process of delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan no new border has to be created, but the borders confirmed by the Alma-Ata declaration and later reaffirmed by the parties should be reproduced on the ground.

I also underlined the fundamental agreed principle according to which unblocking of regional communications shall take place under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of countries, as well as based on the principles of reciprocity and equality. In this context, with HR/VP Borrell we exchanged views on the initiative of the Government of Armenia “Crossroads of Peace” and its implementation as part of the peace agenda and a real opportunity to increase the interconnectivity in our region.

We expect that Azerbaijan will constructively return to the negotiating table and adhere to the mentioned agreements. Armenia has such a political will.”