Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Garo Paylan has called on Turkish President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take immediate steps to reinforce the newly signed Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement.
Following the joint declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan establishing lasting peace, Paylan stressed the importance of swift action to ensure the agreement’s permanence.
“It is our duty to take urgent steps to make this peace permanent,” Paylan said, addressing Erdogan directly: “Mr. Erdogan, open the Turkey-Armenia border immediately! Bring together the peoples of Armenia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. Let us take this step without delay.”
In a message posted on social media platform X, Paylan welcomed the “historic agreement” signed by Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in the presence of US President Donald Trump, marking an end to decades of hostilities.
“Azerbaijan and Armenia’s leaders signed the ‘historic agreement’ that ends decades of enmity, with US President Trump as a witness. It is our duty to take urgent steps to make this peace permanent,” Paylan wrote.
