Thursday, April 25 2024 15:02

ArmInfo.The process of border delimitation process and demarcation is accompanied by a number of  difficulties. Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan stated on April 25 in a conversation with journalists.

According to him, there are a number of sections where the Armenian  side has expanded, in others the Azerbaijani side, and the purpose of  the delimitation process is to define the Armenian-Azerbaijani border  "on the ground".

At this stage, this process has been started to clarify the borders.  "I am very glad that we have come to the stage where we are already  seting border pillars and securing the official border, which will be  secured not only on the Armenian side, but also on the Azerbaijani  side.

The speaker expressed surprise at the prevailing opinion that the  process is a concession from the Armenian side. "Do you really  consider defining the borders of the state a concession? Show me the  territory transferred to Azerbaijan, which is the territory of  Armenia. It seems that people are constantly being put in the  position of crazy people. We have repeatedly stated that we will not  cede a single centimeter of our territory of 29.8 thousand sq. km,"  the speaker noted, adding that today, anyone who has access to the  Internet reports the alleged surrender of certain sections of the  border.

He assured that in those areas where Armenia had expanded, the  Armenian side will withdraw, and Azerbaijan will do the same. Against  this background, it is unacceptable to manipulate public opinion.   According to Simonyan, legitimate borders are the very guarantee of  security that is talked about a lot.  "The question that we can fight  with Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Arab mercenaries rests on the  number of deaths both on this side and on the other side. But we need  to completely remove the very idea of war from our agenda, Azerbaijan  should do the same, which will become a guarantee of security for  both states," said the head of the National Assembly of the Republic  of Armenia.

He noted that at the moment there is no Armenian settlement that is  under the control of Azerbaijan. "If there is such a settlement, then  let them name it. I can name the settlements that Azerbaijan is  talking about.  Can those who criticize from the Armenian side name  such a settlement?" the speaker asked.

At the prompting of the journalists who cited the example of  Artsvashen, the Speaker of the National Assembly came to his senses,  recognizing this village as the territory of Armenia. He noted that  negotiations on it will continue. "This is part of our sovereign  territory. When the conversation comes about enclaves, we will talk  about it," noted the head of the Armenian legislative body. As for  the territories of 31 villages, as the speaker emphasized, we are  talking about vital territories. "I want to understand what all the  protesters were doing during the war? Nothing, but now they are busy  with idle talk. Now they, including at the instigation of a third  country, are busy unleashing a conflict between Armenia and  Azerbaijan, so that "problem solvers and peacekeepers will come." We  don't need peacekeepers, we need to control the borders. We have  borders, and now Aliyev said something for the internal audience, for  bargaining with Russia and Turkey and something else. I am very  little interested in this. 

I'm interested in reality. But reality means that Azerbaijan and  Armenia, as Aliyev also stated, have an undisputed section of the  border. And there can always be a reason for an attack. Those who are  trying to get dividends from these processes will not succeed, they  are losers. They have nothing to say to society, and what they say is  dictated from the outside. Citizens of Armenia understand this very  well.  Provocateurs, who are the fifth column, are trying to play on  people's emotions. These are people who have lost power and are now  trying to organize a provocation. They have nothing to offer the  people. When the time comes to listen to the opinion of the people,  we will listen to the opinion of the people. This is also being done  now. The Prime Minister of Armenia periodically meets with  villagers," said the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic  of Armenia.

It should be noted that today protest movements in Armenia have begun  to gain momentum, caused by the intention of the country's  authorities to transfer four villages in the Tavush region to the  control of Azerbaijan, receiving in return nothing but new threats  and demands from official Baku.