President Aliyev endorses regulation for joint border delimitation commission with Armenia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order approving the "Regulation on Joint Activity of the State Commission on the Delimitation of the State Border between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, and the Commission on the delimitation of the state border and border security issues between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan."

This regulation was originally signed on August 30, 2024, Caliber.Az reports.

Both Azerbaijan and Armenia have begun to carry out internal state procedures after signing the regulation.

Armenia's Constitutional Court ruled on September 26 that the regulation was in line with the country's Constitution, citing maps from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On October 21, the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations approved the regulation and forwarded it to the parliament for consideration.

Notably, on August 30, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a regulation governing the joint operations of their border delimitation commissions.

Tensions between Baku and Yerevan date back to 1991, following the Armenian military's occupation of Karabakh, a territory recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan, along with seven surrounding regions.

Most of this territory was regained by Azerbaijan during a 44-day war in autumn 2020, which ended with a Russian-brokered peace deal that set the stage for normalization and border demarcation discussions.

Last September, Azerbaijan asserted full control over Karabakh after an anti-terrorist operation led to the surrender of separatist forces in the region.

By Vafa Guliyeva