No Agreement on Border Delimitation Based on Any Map, Says Azerbaijan's MFA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has responded to the statement made by Armen Grigoryan, the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, regarding the reported "certain progress on the issue of delimitation and the map from 1975 in Kishinev."

According to Azerbaijan's MFA, Grigoryan's attempt to distort the essence of several questions during his interview with Public Television on June 4 and to create "misunderstanding" among both the international community and Armenian society, while "avoiding" Armenia's assumed obligations, is "unacceptable."

"Firstly, regarding what basis should the delimitation process be implemented, it should be noted that, as per the declarations made during both the Prague and Sochi meetings, delimitation should be based on mutual recognition of territorial integrity and sovereignty. Generally, these declarations refer to the context of the UN Charter and the Almaty Declaration concerning these principles. The Armenian side is well aware that no agreement has been reached on delimitation based on any map during this and other meetings. According to international practice, unlike Armenia, the delimitation process that Azerbaijan has undertaken with some of its neighbors so far has been carried out based not on a specifically chosen map, but on the analysis and examination of all legally significant documents. Perhaps this practice could also be applied to Armenia. In this specific case, it would be more beneficial for the Armenian side to start delimitation efforts rather than insist on a specific reference to the 1975 map," the statement read.

It is worth noting that Armen Grigoryan, speaking on the Sunday program of "News," mentioned that there has been certain progress regarding the delimitation of borders in Kishinev, stating that "we cannot say that this issue is definitively resolved, but we do have progress."