Armen Grigoryan: Armenia is ready to start the process of demarcation  and delimitation of the Armenian- Azerbaijani border as soon as  possible

ArmInfo. Armenia is ready to start the process of demarcation and delimitation of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border as soon as possible. Secretary of the  Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan stated this during a  meeting with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, which took  place in Dushanbe as part of a joint meeting of the Council of  Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee  of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils.

According to the press service of the Security Council apparatus, the  interlocutors discussed the situation in the South Caucasus. In  particular, Grigoryan presented to his Russian counterpart the  situation in the country, which has been created since May of this  year as a result of the invasion of the Azerbaijani armed forces into  the sovereign territory of Armenia. In this context, he stressed that  any encroachment on the territory of the Republic of Armenia is  unacceptable.

Speaking about the possibility of establishing a lasting peace in the  region, Grigoryan recalled the statement of the Armenian government  about an "era of peace" that will bring lasting peace and development  to the South Caucasus region, while emphasizing the importance of  unblocking all infrastructures. In turn, Nikolai Patrushev also noted  the importance of continuing work on the process of unblocking  communications, which, in his opinion, will provide an opportunity to  ensure stable peace in the region. At the same time, touching upon  the efforts to resolve the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, the Secretary  of the Russian Security Council noted the importance of intensifying  the settlement process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group  co-chairs.

According to the source, one of the key topics of the conversation  was the return of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and other  detainees in Azerbaijan.  Armen Grigoryan once again recalled the  failure of Azerbaijan to comply with the provisions enshrined in the  statement of November 9, 2020, according to which all prisoners were  to be returned to their homeland. The Secretary of the Security  Council of Armenia expressed hope that thanks to the efforts of the  Russian side, the soonest return to their homeland of all Armenian  prisoners will be possible.