Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that the main condition for a peace agreement with Armenia is the amendment of the Armenian Constitution, which includes territorial claims to Azerbaijan. According to him, without these changes, the agreement will not be signed.
According to the statement of the President of Azerbaijan, the new Canadian Ambassador to Baku Kevin Hamilton handed Aliyev faithful letters.
Having accepted the credentials of the letter, Aliyev talked with the Hamilton Ambassador.
Hamilton’s ambassador said that if a comprehensive peace agreement is signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia, then the relations of his country both with Azerbaijan and Armenia will be further developed.
Hamilton said that Canada has always supported the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
Aliyev, in turn, noted that he does not think that the peace treaty, which will be signed with Armenia, can play an important role in the relations of Azerbaijan with any country.
The President noted that a declaration of strategic partnership was signed between Azerbaijan and 10 countries of the European Union, and most of these signatures were put up to the 2nd Karabakh war: “In this regard, the lack of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot be a factor, determining the level of activity of any country in the region. “
Aliyev recalled that some states during the period of occupation kept silence about the occupation of Armenia and did not support the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
“Now, after we defeated the Armenian army on the battlefield and expelled it from our lands, we hear from these countries the statements that they support our territorial integrity. Now it is no longer important, someone recognizes our territorial The integrity or not.
Commenting on the course of the process of peaceful settlement with Armenia, Aliyev added:
“This will take time, and, of course, the main condition of the peace agreement is the change in the Constitution of Armenia. Because it contains territorial claims to Azerbaijan, and a peace agreement will not be signed until it is realized. We are quite quickly We are moving in the negotiation process. After changing the Constitution of Armenia “.