We cannot say that Azerbaijan reaffirms its commitment to the three principles of "peace". Pashinyan

As of now, it is still not obvious and clear whether Azerbaijan agrees, reaffirms to sign a peace agreement with Armenia based on three principles or not. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this on November 24 while answering citizens' video questions live. He noted that these three principles were agreed upon during the negotiations, which were expressed by the results of the tripartite (Michel, Pashinyan, Aliyev) meetings on May 14 and July 15.

"The first of these principles is the following: Armenia and Azerbaijan recognize each other's territorial integrity, with the understanding that Armenia's territory is 29,800 square kilometers and Azerbaijan's is 86,600 square kilometers.

The second principle is that the basis of delimitation is the Almaty Declaration. That declaration is the justification why we say that the titular territory of Armenia is 29,800 square kilometers. As RA was formed from the territory of the Armenian SSR. An understanding was reached that for the delimitation of the borders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, 1974-1990 should be used. Maps of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces. These nuances need to be refined.

The third principle is that communications between the two countries should be opened respecting the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the countries, based on the principle of reciprocity and equality.

We cannot confidently claim that Azerbaijan refuses to sign a peace treaty based on those three principles. But we also cannot say that Azerbaijan reaffirms its commitment to those three principles. There is a need to clarify these issues during negotiations. As you saw, such a discussion, at least regarding maps and borders, is scheduled for November 30 in the format of demarcation commissions.

We will draw conclusions from those discussions, and if there are other negotiations, we will draw conclusions from them as well, whether Azerbaijan is ready to go to negotiations based on those principles, or refuses those principles.

The fact is that we do not have such confidence until now, despite the announcement by Azerbaijan that Azerbaijan recognizes the territorial integrity of Armenia. But here we need specifics on what they mean by territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia. The clarification of these issues is the main task of the upcoming negotiation processes," Pashinyan stated.