In a State of Uncertainty: Despair in Kiran

In Kiran, surveying work continues with a significant police presence in the village. This was reported today, May 7, to NEWS.am by local residents. "We are in a state of uncertainty, desperate, and do not know what to expect. We are gathered in the village, monitoring the activities, but there are more police than villagers," said one resident.

Another resident added, "We couldn't leave the village unattended; how could we leave our children alone?" explaining why part of the village did not participate in the march to Yerevan.

According to the villagers, despite the situation not improving positively, parents are already sending their children to school.

It is worth recalling that the commissions for border delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on April 19 to start demarcation from the Tavush region. The description of the contested border areas will be drawn up based on the precise coordinates obtained from geodetic measurements on the ground, which should be completed by May 15, 2024.

The Prime Minister's office announced that as a result of these actions, Azerbaijan will gain 2.5 villages, while the Republic of Armenia will decrease security risks. In the Kiran area, a few hundred meters of road will be altered, and Voskepar will not have road issues.

After delimitation, armed forces in the areas of four villages will withdraw and cede their place to border guards.

Since April 19, residents of border villages in Tavush have been staging protests on the Armenia-Georgia interstate road against the delimitation agreement negotiated by Yerevan and Baku.

Despite all this, around 40 border posts have already been installed along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

For two days, access to Kiran has been blocked, allowing only residents to enter and exit upon showing identification. Even Bagrat the Bishop of the Tavush Diocese, MP Garnik Danielyan from the