News - Azerbaijan’s Aliyev does not want to sign ‘Armenian version’ of peace agreement

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has said that the Armenian authorities’ proposal to "sign everything that has already been agreed upon [in the draft peace treaty between the two countries] and leave the unagreed points for the next phases" is completely unrealistic, Azerbaijani media report. The leader of the aggressor state, a fierce critic of the OSCE Minsk Group, has suddenly remembered the principles of the “Madrid process,” one of which, according to him, was the provision that it is not possible to reach agreements without agreement on all issues. "The Armenian side often makes proposals that allegedly indicate a desire for peace, although it knows in advance that they cannot be accepted. Despite this, the process continues," the Azerbaijani leader noted. According to Aliyev, "the important thing to achieve peace in the South Caucasus is to be patient, realistic, and loyal."