The Zhoghovurd newspaper of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes as follows, in particular: On the one hand, the Azerbaijani president signs the Declaration of Peace, on the other hand, he does not give up his totalitarian ambitions, continuing to advance the so-called "Western Azerbaijan" theory, which includes most of the sovereign territory of the RA.

Since the sources mentioned in the recent statements on mutual recognition of territorial integrity between the RA and Azerbaijan—in particular, the declaration adopted in Prague in October 2022, which makes a reference to the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration—do not contain any reference to specific maps, the Zhoghovurd daily asked the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan several questions in order to find out more clearly.

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On behalf of the acting head of the RA MFA Media and Public Diplomacy Department, Hakob Sargsyan, we have received the following answers: “We can emphasize that in accordance with the (…) regulation signed on August 30, 2024, the [two] parties will base the border delimitation process on the Alma-Ata Declaration, unless other regulations are stipulated in the Peace Agreement between the RA and the AR [i.e. Azerbaijan Republic] in the future. As can be seen from the appearance of the agreement initialed on August 8 and publicized on August 10, nothing else is stipulated therein. (…)

Moreover, by confirming in the agreement that the borders between the former Soviet Socialist Republics of the USSR have become the international borders of the respective independent states and have been recognized as such by the international community, the parties recognize and will respect each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability of international borders, and political independence.”

The RA MFA reminds: "The fundamental principle of being guided by the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, enshrined in the statute, predetermines the scope of relevant documents, since these documents must be legally substantiated documents and maps existing at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which have expressed the administrative border between Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan. (…)."