During a conference on regional cooperation, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed a topic that has particularly become the subject of parliamentary discussions - the sectional border delimitation of the Republic of Armenia.
Pashinyan emphasized the issue of border delimitation within the framework of the TRIPP implementation.
“What should be the first action directed toward the construction of the railway? The border must be delimited with the width necessary for the railway, pipeline, cable, or power transmission line to pass. This is also a necessity for ensuring the normal operation of the infrastructure.
If a 5-kilometer or 1-kilometer strip of land is needed for that infrastructure—with the required technical width—border delimitation must first be carried out, after which construction should begin. The builder must be certain of which country’s territory they are operating in, because builders authorized specifically by Armenia or by the TRIPP company must be sure they are working on the territory of Armenia. And in order to be certain they are working on the territory of Armenia, the border must be delimited.
Of course, there are the Soviet-era demarcation lines, but they must be reaffirmed through the delimitation process, which came into force in 2024 by the jointly approved regulations and procedures of the two countries’ border delimitation commissions. In other words, this is a very important first and preliminary step for the construction of infrastructure,” he said.
