ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Tavush region of Armenia. In Voskepar, he held a meeting with residents of Kirants, Voskepar, Baghanis and nearby settlements. This was reported on the "Civil Contract" party's Facebook page.
At the same time, the ruling party does not provide details of the meeting between the Prime Minister and the people of Tavush.
At a press conference on March 12, commenting on Baku's demand for the immediate "liberation of 4 villages" located on the border of the Tavush region of Armenia and the Gazakh region of Azerbaijan, The RA Prime Minister stated that there has never been and cannot be any talk of transferring any village to the Tavush region. "When the Azerbaijani media sources voice the names of villages, there had never been villages with such names on the territory of the Republic of Armenia, not only in Soviet times, but also after it," he added.
At the same time, the prime minister did not rule out that delimitation could start from the Tavush region. Regarding the possibility of exchanging territories, Pashinyan noted that it could distort the process or lead to additional risks. In this context, in his opinion, in order to avoid problems in the future, it is more correct to build new communications so that they pass through the de jure territory of the Republic of Armenia (the territories claimed by Azerbaijan are located in the Tavush region. There is an interstate highway connecting Armenia with Georgia - through Ijevan, Noyemberyan, Bagratashen, ed. note).
Pashinyan then stated that he plans to visit the Tavush region to familiarize himself with the situation on the ground. He assured that concrete decisions have not been made yet, noting that the parties should come to such decisions, according to which the borders of Armenia should be fixed and recognized de jure. "And de facto actions must fit within the logic of de jure borders," he said.