GABALA, Azerbaijan, April 11. Peace Bridge
Initiative creates a brand new format in Azerbaijani-Armenian relations,
the initiative coordinator, Director of the Middle for Research of
the South Caucasus, Farhad Mammadov, mentioned at a press convention on
the outcomes of the assembly of civil society representatives of the
two nations, Development experiences.
He famous that the civil society consultant first visited
Armenia after which Azerbaijan. The symbolic significance of this
go to at this stage is that the transition was made by means of the
delimited and demarcated part, by way of the land border.
In response to him, all border-crossing procedures had been carried
out right here.
“On the similar time, for the reason that borders of Armenia are open,
particular procedures weren’t utilized. Nonetheless, for the reason that land borders
of Azerbaijan are closed, all needed state procedures had been
carried out.
The peace agenda was accepted on the Washington summit, and
inside this framework, there’s a high-level interstate dialogue.
This dialogue consists of each leaders and state buildings. Financial
relations are additionally being fashioned; this consists of the implementation
of transit and direct commerce relations. As well as, dialogue on the
civil society degree already exists and is being continued.
The primary distinction between the Peace Bridge Initiative and
different codecs is that in earlier years, such dialogue platforms
had been primarily carried out in a tripartite format – with the
participation of middleman or donor organizations. Presently,
the method is being carried out with state assist, and
representatives of civil society additionally immediately take part on this
course of.
4 dialogue classes had been organized throughout the framework of
right this moment’s assembly. The primary two classes had been extra political in
nature and mentioned the affect of the geopolitical state of affairs, the
present state of affairs within the area on the peace course of, in addition to
the alternatives it creates. The third and fourth classes had been
immediately dedicated to the function of civil society and future instructions
of exercise.
Throughout the framework of the assembly, conferences with state
officers, which have already turn into a practice, had been additionally held.
On this context, a gathering was held with Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant
to the President of Azerbaijan. Throughout the assembly, which lasted
greater than two hours, quite a few questions of Armenian representatives
had been answered intimately,” Mammadov famous.
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