Dear President, Ladies and Gentlemen;
What does all this mean? All this means, and I am happy to report to the entire international community, that peace has been established between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, ladies and gentlemen.
The role of US President Donald Trump is decisive in this peace process, whose dedication, consistency, and principledness made possible what seemed to be impossible.
This is why we agreed with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on our joint decision to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, because we have seen through our own example that President Trump is truly committed to the idea of peace.
I would also like to emphasize the role of the peoples, governments and parliaments of Armenia and Azerbaijan, without whose support, of course, it would have been impossible to reach this point.
Peace, thus, is established. But peace is not a vacation; it is work, everyday work.
Peace requires daily care, like a newborn baby, to be protected from infections, the cold and the heat, the indifference and the pessimism.
Conflict, indeed, poses far fewer questions before us, and the options for answers in the case of conflict are not many. While peace brings with it questions, new questions, more questions, questions continuously, and peaceful life is about answering those questions with care and not with disdain life; thinking diligently about those questions and formulating the answers in good faith is the institutionalization of peace, which is a continuous necessity and something we ought to deal with every day.
In this context, it is extremely important to clarify the fate of persons whose whereabouts are unknown and to address the issue of persons deprived of their liberty as a result of the long-standing conflict, which is also part of our daily work agenda.
