Armenia, Azerbaijan will not file int’l lawsuits against each other pertaining to pre-peace treaty issues

After the peace treaty takes effect and both Armenia and Azerbaijan withdraw international lawsuits against each other, the two countries will be bound to not file such lawsuits pertaining to pre-peace treaty events against each other in the future, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said.

Asked by reporters about the statement by Hikmet Hajiyev, Azeri president Ilham Aliyev’s top aide, that Armenia must give compensations for “occupied territories”, Mirzoyan said, “This is truly one of the cases where the negotiations process and peaceful resolution, establishment of relations is torpedoed with unconstructive statements.” Mirzoyan added that he can point out dozens of cases where Azerbaijan has violated human rights and caused material damages.

“Now, when the treaty will take effect, when the sides will withdraw the lawsuits, at the same time the two sides will assume obligation to not file lawsuits against each other in the future around the issues that had existed between the sides prior to signing the treaty. It is assumed that in all disputes that we now have the sides must reconcile,” the FM said.

The governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced on March 13 that the negotiations around the draft peace treaty have been successfully concluded. The date and location of signing the agreement are yet to be determined. Armenia said it is ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan the timeframes and venue for signing the treaty. Numerous countries have welcomed the conclusion of the talks around the text of the peace treaty.