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It happened at the border on September 12-14 military West after the collisions Azerbaijan and Armenia strengthened its efforts towards signing a peace agreement between All negotiations within three weeks without exception USA and Europe It was carried out through the mediation of the Union. USA Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, President of France Emmanuel Macron’s negotiations with the parties resulted in the meeting of Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan in Geneva on October 2. After several hours of discussion, none of the parties voiced an optimistic statement, it became clear that differences of opinion remain on fundamental issues.

The main reason for the impossibility of rapprochement between the positions is the adjustments made in Armenia’s position. Pashinyan After the border clashes, his government reduced contacts with Moscow, instead, receiving the support of Brussels and Washington, it began to repeat its demands regarding the status of Karabakh, the participation of the Minsk Group in the process, and added new demands to their list. Official Yerevan AzerbaijanArmenia wants international observers to be sent to its border. USA and European Union welcomes this proposal, Baku and rejects it unequivocally. Russia and for coming up with this proposal Pashinyan angrily wags his finger at his team.

After the Geneva meeting, intensive violations of the ceasefire are again registered on the border. The parties accuse each other again and the scene before the clashes is repeated again.

Yesterday US Secretary of State A.Blinken re-circulated and Azerbaijan and Armenia conducted telephone discussions with the joint participation of foreign ministers. Blinken’s statement was mentioned in the press release issued by the US Embassy in Azerbaijan:

“Today I Azerbaijan I had a discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan about the steps taken in the direction of achieving a lasting peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We highly appreciate these very important steps taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

It should be noted that shortly before this statement, Azerbaijan had 17 Armenians military information about returning the century has been spread.

The statement issued by the Armenian Foreign Ministry about this discussion contained different notes. It is noted in the information that the ministers presented their views on the results of the meeting held in Geneva to Blinken:

“Ararat Mirzoyan, the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, an Armenian in Azerbaijan military reaffirmed the need for the quick return of the prisoners and the unconditional observance of the ceasefire regime. The inadmissibility of threatening to solve problems by force or using force was emphasized. In the context of preventing a new escalation, the importance of applying international mechanisms for monitoring and controlling the situation at the border was noted.

At the same time, the development of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan and Khankendi Baku exchanged views on the establishment of a discussion mechanism. An agreement was reached on the continuation of negotiations aimed at establishing stability and security in the South Caucasus.”

Apparently, Armenia voiced the demand to send international observers to the state borders in the meeting with Blinken. Also, the Karabakh conflict Baku and Khankendi should be discussed.

The Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan, has further developed this position in his statement to the local press:

“The word “Artsakh” (Karabakh-ed) should not be included in the text of the peace treaty to be signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia had no territorial claims to its neighbors and Azerbaijan recognized territorial integrity. We recognized each other’s territorial integrity back in 1991. It was about the right of the people of “Artsakh” (Karabakh-red) to determine their own destiny. These are legal issues, and I do not think that the word “Artsakh” should or can be included in the peace treaty to be signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This is my personal opinion, and I think my colleagues also share this opinion.”

Last week before that Prime Minister Nicole Pashinyan said that Armenia and Azerbaijan can and should mutually recognize each other’s territorial integrity and the Karabakh issue should be separate from the peace agreement.

Official Baku unequivocally rejects this request and declares that the problem Azerbaijan and Armenia should be resolved as a package between There is no question of granting any autonomy to the Armenian population in Karabakh.

President Ilham Aliyev said today Azerbaijan The Armenian population living in the Karabakh region are our citizens, and we will not discuss with any international center how to regulate their lives. Pointing out that Karabakh is the land of Azerbaijan, the head of state said: “The second Karabakh war proved it. Even during the years of occupation, no country in the world, including Armenia, recognized this regime.”

The head of state also opposed the involvement of the Minsk Group in the process again: “…Of course, we are now making some efforts to revive this Minsk Group, we cannot support it. Because they did nothing to implement their mandate. The only thing they did was to legitimize Armenia’s aggression to some extent. They tried to create a balance between the aggressor and the victim of this aggression. That is why Azerbaijan has restored its own international law, UN which implements Security Council resolutions, UN He used the Charter, especially the paragraph on self-defense and national while he restores our dignity, we do not need another mediation.”

After the September 12-14 clashes Europe The change in the Union’s position is also evident. Brussels initially called on the parties to refrain from violence and to resolve the problem peacefully, but the Union officials made statements accusing Baku in various tribunes. For example, EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell claimed at yesterday’s meeting of the European Parliament that Azerbaijan “attacked” Armenia and “occupied” a part of its territory:

“It is clear that Azerbaijani rockets and drones targeted the territory of Armenia and hit the civilian infrastructure. Azerbaijan has occupied part of the territory of Armenia, and this is completely unacceptable. “This is a violation of the internationally recognized borders of Armenia, and now the troops are so close to each other that there is a danger of a new conflict.”

He noted that the EU called on Baku to withdraw its troops and to investigate the new videos of alleged shooting of prisoners.

The diplomat stressed that the EU is committed to all possibilities to reduce tension and establish peace in the region, but in reality such tools are few. He noted that they were ready to send an observation mission to the Azerbaijan-Armenia border, but Baku did not agree to it.

“Deploying the mediation mission of the EU on the border offer we did Armenia agreed, Azerbaijan did not. “We cannot send EU troops without the consent of both sides,” the diplomat said. According to Borrell, the European side is currently trying to ensure that the border delimitation commission of the two countries meets in Brussels by the end of this month.

President Ilham Aliyev and in response to it, he stated today that he hopes that the relevant commission on the delimitation of Azerbaijan-Armenia borders will not waste time and will actively work towards defining the non-existent borders between the two countries. Noting that these borders were completely under the control of Armenia during the nearly thirty years of occupation, the head of state said:

“After the occupation ended, we came to what we consider to be the border and settled here. Therefore, we should actively work based on historical documents, historical maps and international experience and methodology to define this border, which is more than 400 kilometers long. So this process is already underway. However, it is difficult to say how successful it will be.”

Apparently, the increasing support of the West to Armenia is leading to Yerevan’s insistent, blocking position of the peace process. This does not seriously worry the West, which wants peace in the region. On the contrary, they expect unilateral concessions only from Baku, as in the period before the 44-day war. Azerbaijan is not the same country as it used to be 44 day warbut also showed the battles of September 12-14…

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