Armenia and Azerbaijan have a historic opportunity to establish lasting and reliable peace, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, commenting on his latest meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

“Yesterday, I had a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan. And, you know, my conclusion from this meeting is that we currently have a very realistic and historic opportunity to establish lasting, final, solid and reliable peace. It would be unforgivable not to seize this opportunity,” Pashinyan said while answering questions from experts at the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin, according to News Armenia.

He described taking advantage of this opportunity as his personal mission and the responsibility of the Armenian government.

“Of course, this is not an easy task. Changing the course of history is very difficult. There will be international, domestic and psychological challenges. There will also be historical issues, questions about history and so on. But I can say with certainty that lasting, stable and reliable peace is now within our reach,” the Armenian prime minister stressed.

Pashinyan added that efforts would involve not only negotiations with Azerbaijan but also continued dialogue with Armenian society to turn the current opportunity into reality.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on November 12 in Dublin on the sidelines of the ninth European Political Community Summit.

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on advancing the peace agenda between their countries.

The discussions covered the development of transport and transit links, economic and trade relations, border delimitation and the implementation of confidence-building measures.