BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 13. The Joint
Declaration signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia in the U.S. is an
important political achievement that serves the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and a new stage of regional
cooperation, the Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev said, Trend reports.
He made the remark during the swearing-in ceremony of young
lawyers recently admitted to the prosecutor’s office.
Aliyev noted that the meeting held in the U.S. on August 8, with
the participation of President Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of
Armenia, and the President of the U.S., was a decisive step in
ensuring long-term stability and security in the region:
“This meeting once again demonstrated Azerbaijan’s commitment to
the peace agenda and its principled position in the international
arena. The Joint Declaration signed following the meeting, and the
initialed text of the “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and
Inter-State Relations” between Azerbaijan and Armenia are important
political achievements that serve the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of our country and a new stage of regional cooperation,”
he noted.
On August 8 in Washington, President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, US President Donald Trump, and Armenian
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint declaration.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Foreign Minister of the Republic of
Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan initialed the draft “Agreement on the
Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia”.