Azerbaijan-Armenia border delimitation advances with 12th Commission meeting in Gabala PHOTO

The 12th meeting of the State Commission on the Delimitation of the Azerbaijan-Armenia State Border, alongside the Commission on Delimitation of the State Border and Border Security between Armenia and Azerbaijan, was convened on November 28 in Gabala, Azerbaijan, under the co-chairmanship of Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan.

The sides noted with satisfaction that the 12th meeting of the commissions is being held on the territory of one of the parties — in the Azerbaijani city of Gabala, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

During the meeting, the parties noted the agreement reached as a result of the 11th meeting on January 16, 2025, to initiate comprehensive delimitation work from the northern section—starting from the area of the tri-junction point of the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Armenia, and Georgia—and proceed southward to the border of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Republic of Armenia with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The sides conducted a detailed exchange of views on organizational and technical issues related to the delimitation activities.

Drafts of the relevant instructions on the procedures for carrying out the delimitation work were also discussed.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafayev, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Mher Grigoryan, held a separate exchange of views on matters of mutual interest.

The parties agreed to set the date for the next meeting, to be held in working format, in one of the cities of Armenia.

By Vafa Guliyeva