ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan received US Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien.
According to the government's press service, the parties discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, and also touched upon the process of delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.
Earlier 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.
Armenia and Azerbaijan 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.
In this regard, residents of 4 villages of Tavush initiated a protest action on April 21 and closed the Kirants- Voskepar road. The villagers spent the night on the street. There were many women and families with children among the protesters. The protesters believe that the Armenian government is unilaterally handing over territories to Azerbaijan that undermine people's security and rights.
In a conversation with ArmInfo, residents of border villages said that they do not intend to go home and open the road until they receive positive decisions for themselves, namely, a refusal to criminally surrender the country's territories to the enemy.
They also said that Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Border Demarcation Commission Mher Grigoryan refused to visit Tavush and meet with the residents of the villages surrendering to the enemy. They also said that Deputy Prime Minister, head of the delimitation commission Mher Grigoryan, refused to visit Tavush and meet with the residents of the villages surrendering to the enemy. As the villagers said, today at 6:00 p.m. the head of the Kirants community Karo Saryan and another representative of the village will come to Yerevan for negotiations.