Simonyan: New mechanisms will be created in the peace process with Azerbaijan

Simonyan evaluated the meetings held between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Azerbaijani President's Advisor Hikmet Hajiyev on August 31, within the scope of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

Stating that the main topic of the talks was "deepening peace", Simonyan said: "We agreed to create new mechanisms to solve the issues that have not yet been resolved. I see that Azerbaijan has taken and will take all possible steps towards peace." he said.

Simonyan stated that issues that have not yet been resolved were also discussed during the meetings, and that Armenian citizens detained in Azerbaijan were especially brought to the agenda.

Stating that increasing contacts between the Armenian and Azerbaijani societies is an important part of the peace process, Simonyan said, "We need to be able to change these 30-year-old traces in people's attitudes towards each other, both in Armenia and Azerbaijan." he said.

Simonyan emphasized that the peace process should not be limited only to negotiations between governments, and that it is also important for societies to prepare for this process.

Reminding that the Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan Hajiyev visited Armenia during the period of his predecessor Armen Grigoryan, Simonyan stated that he will also visit Azerbaijan, but the date has not been determined yet.