Wednesday, September 11 2024 20:50

ArmInfo. "If the delimitation in the Tavush region was preliminary, what is the point of installing  concrete pillars there?  And how much time will it take to finally  complete the process?" Artur Khachatryan, a member of the opposition  faction in the NA, "Hayastan", asked members of the Cabinet of  Ministers on September 11 during the government hour in parliament.

The deputy pointed out that it would be logical for Yerevan and Baku  to first approve the regulations of the joint commissions before  proceeding with the delimitation process. He questioned the necessity  of developing these regulations and sending them to the  Constitutional Court for consideration of their constitutionality if  delimitation can be carried out without them.  He mentioned that on  March 6, the Cabinet of Ministers stated that Azerbaijan refuses to  acknowledge the occupation of the territories of 31 settlements of  the Republic of Armenia. As of now, no member of the government  official or representative of Azerbaijan has refuted this statement.  This was then followed by a statement from the Ministry of Justice of  the Republic of Armenia that the delimitation in the area of 4  villages is preliminary.

"How preliminary is it and was it wrong to install concrete pillars  there after the process was fully completed," he asked.  "If the  local residents feel calmer with a concrete wall there, then yes,  there should be a concrete wall there.  As for the legal aspect, I  will refrain from commenting here, since the issue is currently in  the Constitutional Court, whose assessment will be available to all  of us," the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic  of Armenia and Co-Chairman of the Commission on Delimitation of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani Border stated in response.

Note that on September 24, the Constitutional Court of Armenia will  begin considering the Regulations on the work of the Armenian and  Azerbaijani delimitation commissions