BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. Azerbaijan, based on the basis of five principles it presented, supports the signing of a peace agreement with Armenia, and in particular mutual recognition of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said on May 23, receiving Chairwoman of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Margareta Söderfelt, Trend reports.
The Azerbaijani President noted that it was Azerbaijan, which had come forward with an initiative to normalize relations with Armenia and sign a peace agreement in the wake of the 44-day Patriotic War. The head of state mentioned recent Washington discussions on the text of the peace treaty held at the level of foreign ministers of the two countries as well as his meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia in Brussels with the support of President of the European Council Charles Michel, adding there will be more meetings in the future on the sidelines of international events.
President Ilham Aliyev underlined the country favors the signing of a peace treaty on the basis of Azerbaijan-initiated 5 principles, in particular, the mutual recognition of territorial integrity and sovereignty of states.