During a recent phone call, Prime Minister Pashinyan and US Secretary of State Blinken discussed the demarcation process of the Armenia-Azerbaijani border. Pashinyan expressed positive views on the topic, acknowledging concerns from residents in specific villages and assuring efforts would be made to address these issues.
Protests have been sparked in Tavush and other regions of Armenia due to an agreement between Yerevan and Baku to align certain parts of the Tavush-Kazakh border with the inter-republican border that existed at the time of the Soviet Union’s collapse. Despite this, both leaders highlighted the importance of agreements made during a recent quadrilateral meeting in Prague for the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process. The Alma-Ata Declaration, recognizing territorial integrity and sovereignty, is seen as a step towards signing a peace treaty between the two countries.
Pashinyan also emphasized the implementation of agreements from a previous meeting and mentioned Armenia’s “Crossroads of Peace” project, which aims to open regional communications based on principles of sovereignty, equality, and reciprocity. However, Baku has not yet given its position on this initiative. Secretary of State Blinken had previously welcomed the agreement on the Alma-Ata declaration as a foundation for border demarcation. The American side has not provided details on their recent conversation with Pashinyan.