Armenia and Azerbaijan set to continue border delimitation from north to south

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that Armenia and Azerbaijan have an agreement to continue the delimitation of their border from north to south.

Speaking at a press briefing during a campaign event in Yerevan, Pashinyan highlighted that a legal basis for the border delimitation process already exists between the two countries.

He reiterated that, according to the regulation on the joint activities of the delimitation commissions, signed in August 2024 and ratified in October, the Alma-Ata Declaration has been accepted as the fundamental principle for border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“This means that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed that the border that existed between Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan should be recognized as the state border between the two countries,” the Prime Minister stated.

According to him, based on this framework, the issue of the parts of Armenian territory currently occupied by Azerbaijan should be resolved within the border delimitation process. “This issue, which of course is on the agenda of the Armenian people and government, must be resolved in this way, and it will be resolved in this way,” Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister also noted that mutually acceptable solutions, as provided for in the regulations, may be part of the delimitation process.

Pashinyan further stated that there is already a publicly announced agreement to continue the process.

“We have an agreement, which has already been made public, that the delimitation will proceed from north to south. It is understood that in the sections where delimitation has already taken place, the border must be officially recorded, and these processes should be carried out transparently within the framework of the delimitation logic,” Pashinyan concluded.