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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has responded to the statement made by Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov regarding enclaves and exclaves. It should be noted that the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, addressing the issue of border delimitation with Armenia, mentioned that a number of agreements have been reached between the parties in this regard, according to which the delimitation process will continue from north to south, and the issues related to enclave villages will be resolved.
According to «Armenpress», during a briefing with journalists after the Government meeting on July 9, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that all outstanding issues must be resolved when discussing the topic of enclaves and exclaves.
«I have spoken about the topic of enclaves and exclaves, including during the pre-election period. And we must resolve all outstanding issues, and I want to remind that we also have an interest in this topic, to put it mildly, because the village of Artsvashen is under the control of Azerbaijan with an exclave status and is part of Armenia's sovereign territory according to the principles enshrined in the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration. I cannot declare that we are abandoning or can abandon the topic of enclaves and exclaves.»
No, we must go and find a solution to this issue. What the solutions will be is already a matter for discussion. We have moved this issue to a platform where additional nerves around this topic, including external usage, will not be applied.
The issue exists, and it must be addressed according to the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration and the maps that are the basis for delimitation,» Pashinyan said. He added that there are two options for resolving this issue: «Option one: the area continues to remain part of the territory of the country to which it de jure belongs, regardless of any enclave or exclave status. The second option: we agree and, for example, we adjust those equivalent areas along the border with equivalent territory, so to speak, or we implement changes with specific locations.
In other words, the procedures for this are also provided for, and according to the procedures established by Armenian legislation and the Constitution, we must address this topic,» Pashinyan elaborated. The Prime Minister also drew attention to an important circumstance.
He emphasized that he learned only a month or a month and a half ago that the map of Azerbaijan is depicted on the Azerbaijani currency and passports, where Artsvashen is marked in a different color and recorded as an enclave, an area that does not belong to Azerbaijan. «This is a very important nuance, and I believe that we should also exhibit the same reflective approach to ensure accurate treatment of the relevant maps according to the Alma-Ata Declaration, because that is what follows from the agreements and the text of the pre-signed agreement.
This is a fact that is very significant, including in terms of shaping our policies, attitudes, and positions, because we must understand that this is a matter with an important nuance that signals the following: we should not be guided by the logic that whoever has taken something under their control, it belongs to them, but we should be guided by the logic of the peace agreement,» Nikol Pashinyan said.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
