Mutual visits by Armenian, Azerbaijani premiers historic in nature -  Nikol Pashinyan

ArmInfo.  Mutual visits between the prime ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are historic in nature. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a briefing on April  30, responding to a question about the reasons for keeping  Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev's visit to  Armenia confidential.

According to Pashinyan, the only reason for the visit's  confidentiality is security. "I think the same rules were in effect  when our deputy prime minister visited Azerbaijan. And leaks to the  media can never be ruled out," the Armenian prime minister remarked.

Pashinyan noted that, as a rule, the parties agree on the timing of  press releases, among other things.  Against this backdrop, the  assertion that the authorities "kept this secret from the public" is  inappropriate. "I believe the visits of deputy prime ministers  contribute to the institutionalization of peace, and I am very glad  that we have reached this point," the head of the Armenian government  noted.

As a reminder, on April 30, the commissions for delimitation of the  state border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, headed by the deputy prime  ministers of the two countries, Mher Grigoryan and Shahin Mustafayev,  held talks in Aghveran. The parties discussed the organizational and  technical aspects of the delimitation work, agreed on, and exchanged  draft instructions regulating the procedure. Prior to this, at the  end of November 2025, the deputy prime ministers of Armenia and  Azerbaijan, Mher Grigoryan and Shahin Mustafayev, held the 12th  meeting of the bilateral commission in Gabala.