The agreement reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on August 8 has prompted a bilateral incentive to continue the delimitation process, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said during a Cabinet-Parliament Q&A session on Wednesday.
He made the remarks in response to a question from lawmaker Sergey Bagratyan about whether the provisions of the August 8 agreement and the demarcation process are interconnected.
“In a broad sense, yes. The events of August 8 immediately created a bilateral incentive to continue the delimitation process, and this issue is currently under discussion. In addition, the talks have become more specific regarding the positioning of infrastructure and determining which sectors should be delimited first so that we have a working basis to start design work. Both processes concern delimitation. However, it is possible that certain sectors will be delimited in an extraordinary manner to support the infrastructural development of TRIPP,” Grigoryan said.
He expressed confidence that the border delimitation commissions of the two countries will continue their work, noting that there are ongoing contacts with his Azerbaijani counterpart.
“The latest meeting that took place involved our visit to the south and to Azerbaijani territory, but it was mainly related to the TRIPP project and possible fragments and aspects of the border delimitation process, which will be directly connected with the location of infrastructure. However, there are also separate working contacts that relate directly to the continuation of the process. At this moment, I cannot say more,” the Deputy Prime Minister stated.
Grigoryan also recalled mutual visits held in September related to the possible border delimitation process concerning TRIPP. He added that there are also separate working contacts regarding the continuation of the delimitation process, describing these discussions as "constructive."
