Deputy Premier, US Ambassador discuss Armenian-Azerbaijani state  border delimitation process 

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan received US Ambassador to Armenia Kristina 

Kvien. 

According to the government's press service, the parties discussed 

issues on the bilateral agenda, and also touched upon the process of 

delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state 

border.

Earlier on April 19, the eighth meeting of the commissions on state 

border demarcation was held on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, 

following which a protocol was signed. According to the RA Ministry 

of Foreign Affairs, the delimitation of borders of the separate 

sections of the borderline immediately between the settlements of the 

Armenian village of Baghanis- Azerbaijani Baghanis Ayrum, Armenian 

Voskepar- Azerbaijani Ashaghi Askipara, Armenian Kirants- Azerbaijani 

Kheyrimli, Armenian Berkaber- Azerbaijani Ghizilhajili has been 

preliminarily agreed upon. 

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to complete agreement on the draft 

regulations on joint activities of delimitation commissions by July 

1. The parties have agreed that the process of  delimitation will be 

based on the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1991. The parties have also 

arranged to stipulate this fundamental principle in the draft 

Regulation (in the future, in case the Agreement on establishment of 

peace and interstate relations between the Republic of Armenia and 

the Republic of Azerbaijan provides otherwise, the relevant clause of 

the Regulation will be brought into compliance with the principles as 

prescribed by this Agreement). Agreed that after the parties approve 

the Regulation, they will arrange the order and continue the 

delimitation process of all the remaining sections of the border, 

including the issues of enclaves and exclaves.  

In this regard, residents of 4 villages of Tavush initiated a protest 

action on April 21 and closed the Kirants- Voskepar road. The 

villagers spent the night on the street. There were many women and 

families with children among the protesters. The protesters believe 

that the Armenian government is unilaterally handing over territories 

to Azerbaijan that undermine people's security and rights.

In a conversation with ArmInfo, residents of border villages said 

that they do not intend to go home and open the road until they 

receive positive decisions for themselves, namely, a refusal to 

criminally surrender the country's territories to the enemy.

They also said that Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Border 

Demarcation Commission Mher Grigoryan refused to visit Tavush and 

meet with the residents of the villages surrendering to the enemy.  

They also said that Deputy Prime Minister, head of the delimitation 

commission Mher Grigoryan, refused to visit Tavush and meet with the 

residents of the villages surrendering to the enemy. As the villagers 

said, today at 6:00 p.m. the head of the Kirants community Karo 

Saryan and another representative of the village will come to Yerevan 

for negotiations.