Delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border must start only after Azerbaijan pulls out its forces from Armenian’s sovereign territory they occupied in May 2021, opposition leader and deputy parliament speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan told reporters in Yerevan’s France Square on Friday.
He reiterated that a border delimitation and demarcation process cannot be carried out amid threats of force by Azerbaijan.
“This process must be launched only after the Azerbaijani troops withdraw from Armenian’s sovereign territory. Otherwise, it would be a forced process rather than a part of peace talks,” he said, pointing to the government’s failure to protect Armenia’s interests.
Saghatelyan accused the authorities of holding behind-the-scenes talks where "no red lines are set".
“Obviously, a process is taking place behind our back, where everyone is involved, except for us and the people,” he added.