Avinyan: Armenians, Azeris deployed on border as per Soviet mapsMarch 27, 2021 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Azerbaijani border guards are temporarily deployed in areas determined with the help of Soviet military maps from 1975-1976, Deputy Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan has said, the Armenian Service of RFE/RL reports. According to him, no process of legally establishing borders between the two countries is currently underway. Avinyan also insisted that no other document has been signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, apart from the trilateral statement signed with Russia on November 9, 2020. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the delimitation and demarcation of borders are legal processes. He said the sides need to "at least" have bilateral relations to start such processes. "It's a matter of at least a few years, it is quite a long-term, labor-intensive process. We haven't completes that process with neighboring Georgia to date, it takes quite a lot of time," Avinyan explained. The Armenian Foreign Ministry earlier issued an official position on the matter, maintaining that the "delimitation and demarcation are successive bilateral international processes that require the existence of a joint commission and within the framework of which professional discussions and negotiations are held. A prerequisite for the above-mentioned processes is the existence of normal bilateral relations, including diplomatic relations, between the neighboring states." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |