Armenia must remove provisions from its constitution that contain territorial claims against Azerbaijan and Turkey to pave the way for a lasting peace agreement, said Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration.
According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, Hajiyev made these remarks during an interview with the Turkish television channel Haber Global. He noted that there are indications that a process to adopt a new constitution is underway in Armenia.
"Once these territorial claims are removed from the constitution, Azerbaijan sees no obstacles to signing a final peace treaty. In fact, a de facto state of peace already exists in our region," Hajiyev stated.
The presidential aide also highlighted the strategic alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey. "Where Turkey is not present, Azerbaijan is there, and where Azerbaijan is not present, Turkey is there. We firmly respond to any steps taken against the interests of our countries, and we will continue to do so," he added.
The issue of Armenia's constitution has been a central point of contention in the normalization process between Baku and Yerevan. Azerbaijan has consistently argued that the preamble of the Armenian constitution, which references the 1990 Declaration of Independence and its call for the unification of Armenia with the Garabagh region, constitutes a direct legal threat to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. Resolving this constitutional discrepancy is viewed by Baku as a prerequisite for establishing a legally binding and sustainable peace framework in the South Caucasus.
