News - Alen Simonyan: There will come time when Armenians, Azerbaijanis must live side by side

A time will come when Armenians and Azerbaijanis must live side by side. Alen Simonyan, speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, told this to reporters at the NA Tuesday. "We hope for it and will do everything. Armenians and Azerbaijanis need to conduct trade, I do not rule out that some [Armenian] people will return to their homes in the territory of Azerbaijan, I do not rule out that after some time Azerbaijanis will come and settle here," Simonyan added. When asked whether such a clause is included in the peace agreement being worked out with Azerbaijan, the speaker of the Armenian legislature responded that he did not notice such a clause. "The peace agreement is completely based on international principles: territorial integrity, opening of [regional] communications, etc.," said Alen Simonyan.