ArmInfo.Until the Constitution of Armenia is amended to eliminate territorial claims to Azerbaijan, no peace treaty will be signed with it, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated on July1, accepting the credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Kevin Hamilton.
"The main condition of the peace agreement is to change the Constitution of Armenia. Because it contains territorial claims to Azerbaijan. And until this happens (constitutional changes), the peace treaty will not be signed," Aliyev said. Aliyev pointed to "fairly accelerated progress in the peace talks."
"In my opinion, we can complete work on the text of the peace treaties, at least on the basic principles, within a few months," Aliyev said.
In his opinion, agreements on the basic principles can first be reached, their initialing and further work on the text of the agreement. However, he reiterated that "this is possible if the Constitution of Armenia is changed."
