Minister comments on current state of Armenia border delimitation process

Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to carry out delimitation work from the northern border toward the south.

TodayPress TV reports, citing APA, that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov made the remarks to journalists.

According to him, Azerbaijan and Armenia have reached an agreement to carry out the delimitation of the state border between the two countries from north to south, starting from the point where the borders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia intersect.

“The composition of the State Commission on Delimitation remains unchanged. The commission is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev. Meetings of the commissions are held regularly and discussions are conducted. In Armenia, the relevant commission is also headed by the Deputy Prime Minister,” Jeyhun Bayramov said.

The Foreign Minister stressed that numerous meetings have been held between the commissions of the two countries over the past period, while a number of documents regulating the activities of the commissions have been adopted and approved both in Azerbaijan and Armenia.

“There is an agreement on the direction from which the delimitation of our common border will begin and proceed. There is agreement and mutual understanding to carry out and advance the work from the more difficult northern border, starting from the point where Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia meet, and moving from north to south,” the minister said.

Jeyhun Bayramov emphasized that more specific issues would be discussed and addressed during the work of the delimitation commissions: “As for more specific details, naturally, all issues will be discussed when the time comes, and their resolution is expected as well. Issues concerning particular settlements will be discussed within the framework of the work of the delimitation commission.”