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.
