No Country Becomes a Guarantor Out of Goodwill, Says Ararat Mirzoyan

YEREVAN — “No country assumes the role of a guarantor out of goodwill,” said Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan during a parliamentary Q&A session, addressing discussions about guarantors in the peace process.

Mirzoyan noted that the opposition has recently been actively promoting the idea of guarantors.

“In recent days, opposition groups have become fixated on the issue of guarantors. Previously, they did not accept peace at all; now they speak about peace, but with guarantors,” he said.

According to the minister, guarantors in international relations always act based on their own interests.

“In a world of cold calculations, no one provides guarantees out of goodwill, nor do they shed the blood of their soldiers or incur costs for someone else,” he emphasized.

He added that history offers many examples where even formally guaranteed and signed agreements were violated, sometimes by the guarantors themselves.

Mirzoyan stressed that the current peace has already demonstrated its viability by being maintained despite regional tensions.

“Peace can last as long as it is beneficial to both sides,” he said.

According to the minister, Armenia’s goal is to establish a system of mutually beneficial cooperation with Azerbaijan, which would help ensure long-term peace.