BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Peace between
Azerbaijan and Armenia needs to be not only enshrined on paper but
also ensured in practice, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign
Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, said on
Friday, on the second day of the CAMCA regional forum in Baku,
Trend's correspondent
reports from the event.
“We have always said that we won the war, but it was important
to do one more thing – to win peace as well. This is truly a
difficult task,” H. Hajiyev said.
He noted that Azerbaijan is effectively living in a state of
peace today, but the peace process must not remain solely on paper.
“We have de facto peace on the ground, but peace must not remain
merely on paper,” the presidential aide emphasized.
According to him, Azerbaijan seeks to establish a regional
architecture based on peace that will ensure long-term peace and
stability for the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples.
Hajiyev also noted that Azerbaijan expects amendments to the
Armenian Constitution regarding territorial claims against
Azerbaijan. “After that, I think the signing of a final peace
agreement will become a reality,” he said.
At the same time, the presidential aide emphasized that
Azerbaijan would like to make peace not only with the government of
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, but also with the Armenian
people. “We would like to make peace with the Armenian people,” H.
Hajiyev said.
He added that trade and business ties are already developing
between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and confidence-building measures
are being implemented that seemed impossible just a few years
ago.
