Negotiations on the peace agreement have been completed, the text has been agreed after long negotiations. I consider this an extremely important milestone in the normalization of relations and the establishment of peace in the region around Armenia. This was announced by foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the National Assembly of Armenia Friday—and regarding the draft of the peace agreement with Azerbaijan.

“The Republic of Armenia proposes to start consultations with Azerbaijan as soon as possible to agree on the venue, time, and other details of the [signing off this] agreement.

There is no provision about a so-called ‘corridor’ in the text of the agreed agreement. There is nothing about de-blockage mechanisms in general in the text of the agreement. There is a bilateral willingness to cooperate in various domains, including transport, transit, and economic issues.

This, from the perspective of the context of concerns in which we perceive the corridor and about which conditions have been voiced from different sides, should dispel this concern. On the other hand, our approach to unblocking [of regional communications] is very well known, public, and has not undergone changes. We have presented to the public that we have presented a very constructive, in our conviction, mutually acceptable proposal to the Azerbaijani side on this matter, and that proposal is as follows: first, to unblock the railways, to give the two countries the opportunity to use each other's railway networks. Like the rest of the world, we also believe that we can somewhat simplify the border crossing process to ensure a smoother flow of cargo. But as before, now and in the future, it is an unbreakable perception and condition for us that all structures that will be unblocked will remain and operate under the sovereignty of the countries on whose territory they are located," Mirzoyan stated.

He said more clearly: "All railways, all roads, infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia will remain and will operate under the sovereignty and in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Armenia. We also believe that, as we have previously been convinced, there is no need for the overseeing of these infrastructures by any third forces. For example, various mechanisms known to the civilized world can be used to ensure the security of cargo."