N.Pashinyan Disclosed Content of Meeting with I.Aliyev

Baku / 28.09.18 / Turan: Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed three points in the bilateral relations of the neighboring countries. As reported by Sputnik-Armenia, Pashinyan said this during a live broadcast on the Facebook social network.

According to him, despite the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced them during the World Football Championship, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan did not manage to talk in Moscow at that time.

"The heads of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia and Azerbaijan must agree to prevent incidents on the border," Pashinyan said.

The head of the Armenian government noted that immediately after the meeting Bako Sahakyan (the head of the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh) was informed about this agreement. According to him, it is necessary to prevent any incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in the zone of the Karabakh conflict.

"This night, for the first time in four months, not a single incident was recorded at the border, it was the first quiet night during my premiership," Pashinyan stressed.

The second point the Armenian Prime Minister and the Azerbaijani President agreed was to be committed to dialogue and negotiations. Both stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh issue.

"The third important decision to which we have come was the organization of an operative communication between us. We will assign it to the relevant bodies in our countries," Pashinyan said.

According to him, it is very important to have such a connection in order to preserve the stability of the cease-fire regime.

At the same time, the Premier noted that there were no substantive negotiations, despite the fact that the leaders of the two countries communicated on the evening of September 27 and on September 28.

"The main problem for us was the prevention of violations of the ceasefire ... There was no discussion of the content; at this stage only the reduction of tension was discussed. If we are talking about a settlement, it is clear that an appropriate atmosphere is needed. It is illogical to talk about a settlement when shooting ... Honestly saying, I am glad that we were able to agree with him," Pashinyan stressed.

Previously, Pashinyan insisted on the connection of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh to the negotiation process. However, this was rejected by Baku, and was not supported by international mediators. Now, judging by the position voiced by Pashinyan, Yerevan is ready to continue negotiations in the already formed format.

Official Baku has not yet commented on the meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Dushanbe. -06D--