Foreign Affairs committee  Land mines are a serious and important issue between Azerbaijan and Armenia. What can Canada do? Azerbaijan has a reluctance to join the Ottawa convention, claiming and reasoning that this is not going to bring substantial international attention and financial incentives for demining initiatives.

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon, Chairman Ehsassi and distinguished members of the committee. I am deeply honoured to have this opportunity to address you and to discuss the ongoing issues between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Both nations' leaders are making positive public statements, signalling readiness for a peace treaty, suggesting that an agreement is near.