Azerbaijan-Georgia border delimitation talks turn out fruitless
Baku, March 30, AssA-Irada
The meeting of Azerbaijani and Georgian state commissions on border
delimitation held in Tbilisi March 28-29 turned out fruitless, as the
parties did not reach a general agreement due to differences over a
number of areas and sub-territories.
The parties decided to hold meetings between experts and research
relevant documents in order to continue the discussions on the
disputed areas. Azerbaijan was represented at the meeting by Deputy
Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov.
Only 5 out of 24 disputed sub-territories on the Georgian-Azerbaijani
border have been agreed upon so far.
Georgia has lately proposed to exchange land, claiming that the
ancient Alban temple located in the territory of Azerbaijan is a part
of the Georgian monastery. The Georgian side also claims the
Keshishdagh hill in Aghstafa District, proposing to exchange it for
another territory.
Azerbaijan rejects the proposal, as Keshishdagh is of great importance
for the country, which allows to keep the territories of Georgia and
Armenia under surveillance.*
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress