Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with ArmeniaMarch 18, 2024 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia, Interfax.az reports. “The recent meeting of the foreign ministers, as well as the meeting of the deputy prime ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on border delimitation show that there are good chances for a settlement. As I said relatively recently, we are now closer to peace than ever before,” Aliyev told reporters after meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Baku on Sunday, March 17. The Azerbaijani President maintained that the parties are “very close to a breakthrough.” The head of state emphasized that “today we are in the active phase of peace negotiations with Armenia.” Aliyev added that Armenia and Azerbaijan have had seven rounds of exchanging comments on the draft peace agreement. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan recently responded to Baku’s expectations for Azerbaijani citizens to pass through the territory of Armenia, bypassing border procedures and customs control. “We are confident that Armenia can ensure the safety of passengers passing through its territory, we can facilitate procedures, modern, innovative technologies can be useful in this matter, but no one can enter or leave our country without proper registration,” Mirzoyan said. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |