In New York on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly held the 37th meeting of the GUAM Council of Foreign Ministers. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Nikolai Popescu, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and GUAM Secretary General Altay Efendiyev.
Speaking at the meeting, the Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted that “GUAM is an important platform for sustainable peace and development. Our cooperation is based on shared commitments and the universally recognized rules and principles of international law, mutual trust and respect for each other’s interests.”
The head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that “the international community should exert pressure on Armenia so that it renounced its revanchist attitudes and instead to take the opportunity for sustainable peace and development”
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According to him, which leads the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, “there is no alternative to the full implementation of the trilateral statement, the removal of all consequences of the war and building a prosperous future for all countries and peoples in the region,”
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The head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that after the joint statement of 10 November 2020, as well as the trilateral statement of Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian sides of January 11, 2021, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia have started to work on specific directions for opening the transport communications in the region .
“Reboot relations will considerably accelerate the trade and transportation through Armenia and Azerbaijan, which will bring benefits to both these countries, and partners. This will be an important factor in the normalization of relations and play a positive role in creating conditions for lasting peace and stability in the region and beyond beyond the Trilateral working group on issues relating to the communication opening in the region, began work on specific areas Although the opening of communications would be an important step forward, Armenia is trying to block progress using tactics obstructing and delaying the negotiations, “-.. said Jeyhun Bayramov .
Bayramov stressed that the application of international law is a prerequisite for peace, security and development, “Unfortunately, the protracted conflicts in the territories of the GUAM member states continue to pose a threat to peace and security, and these conflicts must be solved on the basis of the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability
internationally recognized borders. ”