YEREVAN. Feb 20 (Interfax) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has reaffirmed his country's readiness to sign an agreement, which would guarantee a lasting peace with Azerbaijan, at a meeting with its President Ilham Aliyev and America's State Secretary Antony Blinken in Munich on Saturday.
"The meeting touched on the efforts around a draft peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, to unlock the regional transport communication and carry out the delimitation between the two countries in accordance with the agreements reached in Prague," the Armenian government's press service said in a statement on Saturday.
"[Prime minister] reaffirmed the Armenian determination to sign such an agreement as to guarantee a real lasting peace and stability in the region.
"Pashinyan underscored the actual humanitarian, ecological and energy crisis which erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the illegal blockade of Lachin Corridor. The importance was also stressed of ensuring the longevity of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan," the statement said.
For his part, Aliyev said that the "meeting was good [and] constructive."
"Many issues were discussed, including the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan," Aliyev told reporters on Saturday, commenting on his meeting with Pashinyan and Blinken.
"Of course, I reiterated my position. The main question is, this peace treaty should be drawn up on the basis of international norms and principles, no Karabakh provisions are unacceptable. On this issue, Azerbaijan also set out its position. Three days ago, we received Armenia's proposals in response to ours. We are now studying them," Aliyev said.
At first glance, Armenia made some progress in its position, but not enough, "i.e. the main thing is that this issue was discussed," he said.