
ArmInfo.On April 29, 2026, the thirteenth meeting of the Commission on Demarcation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Commission on Demarcation of the State Border and Border Security between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia was held in Aghveran, Armenia, under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.
It was noted with satisfaction that the 13th meeting of the commissions is once again taking place in the territory of one of the parties – in Aghveran, Armenia. During the meeting, the parties held a detailed exchange of views on organizational and technical issues related to border demarcation measures. The parties agreed on and exchanged the texts of the following draft guideloines on the procedure for conducting demarcationwork: "Guidelines on the Procedure for the Work of Demarcation Expert Groups during the Demarcation of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan"; "Guidelines on the Procedure for Creating a Delimitation Map of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan"; and "Guidelines on the Procedure for Drafting and Publishing Documents on the Demarcation of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan."
The parties agreed to submit these guidelines to their governments for approval. Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev exchanged views separately on issues of mutual interest. It was noted that the transit of cargo to the Republic of Armenia through the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is successfully ongoing. It was noted with satisfaction that Azerbaijan supplies petroleum products to Armenia, which demonstrates the development of trade and economic ties between the two countries.
The development of trade and economic cooperation, mutual supplies of goods and services, and transit shipments were also discussed with representatives of the business communities of both countries. It was specially emphasized that the achieved results were made possible thanks to the political will of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of the Republic of Armenia and President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Following the meeting of the commissions, a corresponding protocol was signed. The parties agreed to set the date of the next meeting of the commissions in the Republic of Azerbaijan in working order.