Monday, April 22 2024 14:45

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.