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Russia proposes to help delimit the Armenia-Azerbaijan border Asia News

News Tribune, Quebec, Canada
May 19 2021

Moscow took action after Armenia accused Azerbaijan of sending troops across the border last week.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that after Armenia accused Azerbaijan of invading the border, Moscow offered to mediate negotiations.

Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of sending troops across borders The fragility of the Russian broker’s ceasefire was emphasized last week. Last year’s ceasefire interrupted the fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijani for six weeks.

Azerbaijan denied crossing the border and stated that its troops were only defending itself.

But Armenia said Friday that Azerbaijan has not fulfilled its promise to withdraw troops that crossed the border.

Lavrov told reporters during a visit to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on Wednesday: “Russia first provided assistance to delimit the border.”

He added that Moscow is proposing to establish an Armenian-Azeri joint committee, and Russia may participate as an advisor or mediator.

According to TASS, Armen Grigoryan, secretary of the Armenian Government’s Security Council, stated that the demarcation work can only begin before the Azerbaijani forces leave Armenian territory.

However, according to Interfax news agency, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated earlier on Wednesday that a dialogue between the Armenian Defense Minister and Azerbaijani defense officials is ongoing.

“Without a peaceful resolution within a reasonable period of time-if the Azerbaijani army cannot be restored without any prerequisites, the Armenian armed forces have the right to resolve this issue by other means, including force,” the Ministry of Health said.

After November, Moscow helped ensure a ceasefire During the battle, the Azerbaijani army drove the Armenians out of large tracts of territory Since the 1990s, they have been in control of the Nagorno-Karabakh area and surrounding areas.

Russia has a military base in Armenia and last year sent peacekeepers to the area to help implement the ceasefire.

It has strong ties and mutual defense treaties with Armenia, but it also maintains friendly relations with Azerbaijan.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS