Armenia reported that signing a peace treaty with Azerbaijan is close

The text of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan has almost been agreed upon, and it remains to be signed. The final consultations are currently underway, said Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan.

He also added that the border delimitation process is not standing still.

“As for border incidents, we continue to offer Azerbaijan to create joint mechanisms for their investigation,” Grigoryan noted.

He recalled that, according to Prime Minister Pashinyan, there will be no war between the countries - there will be peace in the region.

Recently, at the Yerevan Dialogue 2025 international forum, Nikol Pashinyan said that, “despite all the disputes, all the provocations, and so on, there will be no war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.” According to him, the draft agreement on peace and the establishment of interstate relations between the countries has been agreed upon and is awaiting signing.

Earlier, Azerbaijan outlined the conditions for signing a peace treaty. They are connected with the exclusion of territorial claims against Baku from the Constitution of Armenia.

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