Armenia hopes to sign peace treaty articles with Azerbaijan within a month, president Khachaturyan says

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS. Armenia hopes to sign provisions of a peace deal with Azerbaijan in the next four weeks, the President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan told Reuters on the sidelines of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.

Khachaturyan said Yerevan was hopeful Azerbaijan would sign the agreed-upon articles before the COP29 climate change conference that Baku is hosting on Nov 11-22.

"Had it been only us, we would sign it right now, today," he said, speaking on the sidelines of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, adding "but we do hope we will reach that point sooner or later."

He added that there are several other articles still under negotiation with Azerbaijani officials.

Khachaturyan also said talks with Turkey are going well, and there is a proposal under consideration to open the border between the two countries for third-country citizens and those with diplomatic passports.

"This will be a signal that real diplomatic relations have become a reality," he said.