There is no such thing, it was also stated in the statement of the Security Council. This is what Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan told reporters today, touching upon the question whether there are territories in Armenia that are now under Azerbaijan’s control. Simonyan mentioned that there are quite a lot of speculations. He advised to not use the word ‘transfer’ and added that there hasn’t been any discussion on transferring anything.
“Checkpoints were set up in the territories that are considered a part of Azerbaijan. No settlement of the Republic of Armenia is cut off from the Republic of Armenia,” he said.
Asked how is it that Azerbaijan refers to particular territories as its territory when there hasn’t been delimitation and demarcation, Simonyan said in 2010, Armenia adopted an administrative law that separated those territories, and there are maps that have existed since the Soviet era under which Armenia declared its independence. The parliamentary speaker said the Azerbaijani troops will retreat to their positions, if demarcation and delimitation show that they need to retreat. He stressed that the actions of Azerbaijan don’t arise from the statement of November 9, 2020 and that Armenia will discuss this issue with the partners from Russia.
Simonyan informed that the contingent that came forward has been pushed back through negotiations. “The four military bases aren’t being controlled by anyone, meaning there are no Azerbaijani contingents there. It’s clear that the territory is Armenian territory, and we will prove this during demarcation and delimitation and take actions,” he said.