Azerbaijan says territorial claims in Armenia's constitution ‘main obstacle' in signing peace deal

Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that the territorial claims made in Armenia's constitution are the “main obstacle” in the completion of the peace agreement between the two countries.

“Currently, the main obstacle to the completion of the peace treaty is the territorial claims against our countries (Azerbaijan and Türkiye) in the Armenian constitution,” Jeyhun Bayramov said at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in the capital Ankara.

Bayramov said that despite the positive dynamics in negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, including an agreement on a “significant part” of the draft peace agreement, territorial claims still exist against Baku in Armenia's constitution and a number of other legal documents.

“At the same time, it is no secret that Armenia has territorial claims against the Republic of Türkiye,” Bayramov said, describing Yerevan's rapid armament a “disturbing trend.”

He also said that there are a number of third countries that are driving Armenia to rapidly arm itself, which he said is a “very wrong policy” and a policy that “can and should be considered as an additional source of threat for the region.”

“We are monitoring all these processes. All work related to these developments is being implemented in a coordinated manner between Azerbaijan and Türkiye ... Azerbaijan and Türkiye have the same stance. This is mutual support, strategic partnership and alliance relations. And it will continue like this,” Bayramov went on to say.