Border troops to deal with issues of protecting Armenia`s borders  -  Pashinyan

ArmInfo.Border troops will deal with the protection of the borders of Armenia. Prime Minister of  the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan told reporters on April 20.

He noted that the logic of border protection must be changed.  Currently, the border services of Armenia and Azerbaijan are in  constant communication, and they must agree on control mechanisms  after the border delimitation process.  As for the Russian border  guards who were deployed in the area of the village of Voskepar in  August 2021, they, as the head of government noted, will be withdrawn  from the Tavush region. Pashinyan recalled that Russian border guards  were deployed on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan in a different  situation, which has changed significantly today. The Prime Minister  added that in this case it will be about the state border, rather  than the front line. For this reason, Armenian border guards will be  promptly deployed in the border areas of Tavush region. "We are  dealing with an event of historical significance, and I do not rule  out that the signs "Republic of Armenia" and "Republic of Azerbaijan"  will be set on the roads, this should be appreciated," the head of  the RA government emphasized.

Yesterday, the parties 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.  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.