Border troops to deal with issues of protecting Armenia`s borders  -  Pashinyan

ArmInfo.Border troops will deal with the protection of the borders of Armenia. Prime Minister of 

the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan told reporters on April 20.

He noted that the logic of border protection must be changed. 

Currently, the border services of Armenia and Azerbaijan are in 

constant communication, and they must agree on control mechanisms 

after the border delimitation process.  As for the Russian border 

guards who were deployed in the area of the village of Voskepar in 

August 2021, they, as the head of government noted, will be withdrawn 

from the Tavush region. Pashinyan recalled that Russian border guards 

were deployed on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan in a different 

situation, which has changed significantly today. The Prime Minister 

added that in this case it will be about the state border, rather 

than the front line. For this reason, Armenian border guards will be 

promptly deployed in the border areas of Tavush region. "We are 

dealing with an event of historical significance, and I do not rule 

out that the signs "Republic of Armenia" and "Republic of Azerbaijan" 

will be set on the roads, this should be appreciated," the head of 

the RA government emphasized.

Yesterday, the parties 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.  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.