Sergey Lavrov: it's a pity that Armenia missed opportunity to discuss peace treaty with Azerbaijan

Sergey Lavrov: it's a pity that Armenia missed opportunity to discuss peace treaty with Azerbaijan

At the last moment, the Armenian side refused to participate in the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers with Russian and Azerbaijani counterparts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during the meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow.

"We agreed to hold a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on our territory to continue discussions on a peace treaty, we were preparing for this event, but, unfortunately, at the last moment, our Armenian colleagues refused to come to Moscow," Lavrov said.

He noted that the Armenian side didn't attend the meeting due to the ongoing issues with the Lachin corridor. "It's a pity that such an opportunity was missed," he said.

Lavrov noted that, nevertheless, today, the [Russian and Azerbaijani] sides will be happy to discuss the tasks that Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia face in accordance with the decisions of the presidents of the two countries and the Prime Minister of Armenia.

"Four trilateral statements have been approved, work on them is underway, but, of course, I would like to speed it up. Whatever issues arise on the ground, I am convinced that it is all the more necessary to meet regularly, negotiate, strengthen trust and create the base for those issues to be settled," Lavrov added.

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Russia will discuss a number of issues for the beginning of 2023, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who is on a visit to Moscow, said during the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

As the minister pointed out, earlier this month, an agreement was reached that the third round of negotiations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations on a peace treaty would be held in Moscow. He noted that while the first aim of the meeting was to hold another round of negotiations with the Armenian side, Azerbaijan and Russia have always traditionally used the opportunity to also hold a bilateral meeting at all venues, not necessarily in Baku and Moscow, but at international venues as well.

"We agreed, among other things, to discuss the broad agenda of Azerbaijani-Russian relations. But I think this is also a good opportunity to fulfill the second part of the program scheduled for December 23. I think we will have good, fruitful discussions today, we will be able, to sum up, the anniversary year in our relations and also discuss a number of issues for the beginning of 2023," the Azerbaijani diplomat said.

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