May 27, 2022 - 17:10 AMT
Yerevan says first border meeting with Baku was "constructive"

Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan has described the first meeting of the commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation and security as "constructive".

Grigoryan, who chairs the Armenian commission, the sides only discussed organizational issues on further work, TASS reports.

"There is no agreement yet on the date of the next meeting of the commissions on delimitation and border security, but there is confirmation that the meeting will take place in Moscow," Grigoryan added.

Grigoryan also confirmed that a meeting of the trilateral working group on unblocking transport and economic ties in the region will be held in Moscow next week, under the joint chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.

On May 23, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed decrees on the establishment of commissions for border delimitation and border security.