On Thursday, Azerbaijan and Armenia convened for the seventh time with their respective state commissions to discuss the demarcation of their shared borders. This meeting is part of ongoing negotiations towards a peace treaty between the two nations.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry released a statement noting that both sides shared perspectives on border demarcation issues and initiated talks on a draft regulation for joint operations between their state border commissions.
Both parties agreed to finalize the agreement “as soon as possible” and committed to setting a date and location for their next discussion. Their previous meeting took place on January 31.
Relations between Baku and Yerevan have been strained since 1991, following the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh—a region internationally recognized as Azerbaijani territory—and adjacent areas by Armenian forces.
In the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan recaptured most of this territory during a conflict that concluded with a Russian-mediated ceasefire agreement, paving the way for potential normalization.
In September 2023, Azerbaijan reaffirmed its sovereignty over Karabakh through an “anti-terrorism operation,” leading to the surrender of the region’s separatist forces.–Web Desk