President Ilham Aliyev Rejects Armenia’s Piecewise Peace Proposal as Unrealistic

BAKU: President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has described Armenia's latest peace treaty proposal as "completely unrealistic." The proposal suggests signing the parts of the peace agreement that have been settled and addressing unresolved issues in subsequent negotiations. This statement was made during a meeting where President Aliyev received the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium, Julien de Fraipont. According to Trend News Agency, President Aliyev criticized the Armenian government's approach, emphasizing the interdependence of the treaty's provisions. He stated that all parts of the peace agreement are equally important and must be agreed upon as a whole. The president also mentioned that he is unaware of any precedent where such a segmented approach to treaty signing has been successful, highlighting his skepticism towards the feasibility of Armenia's proposal. The ongoing discord between Armenia and Azerbaijan primarily revolves aro und the contentious Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been a hotbed of military and diplomatic conflicts for decades. The latest proposal from Armenia appears to be an attempt to incrementally resolve the longstanding dispute, but Azerbaijan's leadership insists on a comprehensive agreement to ensure lasting peace.