President: If Armenia steps back from Washington agreements, that would seriously deteriorate its relations with US

If Armenia steps back from what has been signed in Washington, that would seriously deteriorate relations between Armenia and the United States, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Al Arabiya TV channel, Report informs via AZERTAC.

Asked whether any political changes inside Armenia can damage the peace process, the head of state said: "It’s difficult to say; I can only guess. I hope that nothing will interfere with the process. But again, I don’t have 100 percent guarantees because I am not well aware of the internal politics of Armenia. We know that next summer they will hold parliamentary elections. We know that they are working on the draft of a new constitution. But if there is strong external interference, then yes, we may think that something could break what has been agreed, but that would be very harmful for Armenia itself," he said.

The Azerbaijani explained that no matter who signed the documents in Washington, they were signed on behalf of Armenia by the Armenian leader.

"If something happens with respect to the changes, and they step back from what has been signed, that would seriously deteriorate relations between Armenia and the United States. And not only the United States, but the international community supported this process — Europe supported, Türkiye supported, our friends in Arab countries supported — so the entire international community. We are positive with respect to that, so breaking this arrangement would mean going against the entire world. And what would they gain? For Armenia, what was signed in Washington is a guarantee for peace and stable development," he said.