BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 16. Albania welcomes
the recent positive developments in the dialogue between Azerbaijan
and Armenia and expresses hope that they will lead to a lasting
resolution of the conflict.
Besart Kadia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the Republic of Albania to Azerbaijan, said in an exclusive
interview with Trend.
”We continue to follow the situation and reaffirm our support
for the mutual recognition of the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of both countries. We stress that constructive dialogue,
conducted in full respect of international norms and principles, is
essential for achieving enduring peace, reconciliation, and
stability in the South Caucasus. Albania commends the commitment of
both nations to dialogue over division and welcomes the historic
milestone towards peace formalized at the White House under the
special leadership of President Trump. We recognize this agreement
as a significant step marking the end of decades of conflict and
laying the foundation for the full normalization of relations, as
well as the strengthening of regional trust, stability, and
security,” Kadia said.
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. One of
the points of the document provides for the launch of the “Trump
Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) to unblock
regional communications.
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” and signed a
joint appeal to the current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to close the
OSCE Minsk Group process.