Armenia to consider new rules on border delimitation with Azerbaijan

The Armenian government will consider a regulation on joint work of delimitation commissions with Azerbaijan at a session on September 5.

The document envisages organisation of delimitation works and adoption of relevant documents, including drawing up a delimitation map of an appropriate scale, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers.

Shortly after the 2020 war, Azerbaijani authorities expressed their readiness and determination to negotiate with Armenia to bring long-awaited peace to the region. In March 2022, Baku proposed five basic principles to Yerevan, including mutual recognition of territorial integrity and border delimitation.

Significant progress has been made in peace negotiations since December 2023, with both countries issuing a joint statement confirming their intention to normalise relations and reach a peace treaty based on sovereignty and territorial integrity. Direct talks between the sides led to an agreement on the delimitation and demarcation of 12.7 kilometers of their shared border, including the return of four Azerbaijani villages that had been occupied by Armenia since the 1990s.

However, despite high-level meetings and dialogues, finalization of the peace treaty remains stalled due to disagreements on key issues.