The United States has expressed its approval of Armenia and Azerbaijan for their recent ratification of an agreement aimed at establishing the procedures for border delimitation and demarcation between the two South Caucasus nations.
“The U.S. commends Armenia and Azerbaijan for formalizing the rules of procedure for border delimitation, showing that progress can be achieved through ongoing dialogue,” stated U.S. Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller on X on October 31.
He added, “We support both sides in their efforts to achieve a lasting and dignified peace that ensures security and prosperity in the region.”
Following bilateral discussions on October 24 between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, the leaders signed decrees to implement the regulations governing the Armenian-Azerbaijani border delimitation and demarcation commissions.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced in parliament on Thursday that the parties will soon formally notify one another regarding the commencement of the regulations.
The document delineates the procedures for defining the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, indicating that the process will be based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, which recognized the Soviet-era borders of newly independent ex-Soviet republics, unless otherwise agreed upon. Notably, the regulations do not reference specific maps.
However, Armenia’s opposition has argued that the ratification of these regulations undermines the country’s national interests.
On September 26, the Constitutional Court of Armenia affirmed the constitutionality of the regulations.
