Georgian foreign office welcomes border delimitation deal between Armenia, Azerbaijan
In a social media post, the body reaffirmed its “strong commitment” to contributing to a “peace and trust-building process” between the two neighbouring states. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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The Georgian foreign office on Monday welcomed an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on launching a process of border delimitation, noting Georgia was “interested in securing lasting peace” in the South Caucasus region.
In a social media post, the body reaffirmed its “strong commitment” to contributing to a “peace and trust-building process” between the two neighbouring states.
In the deal, the parties agreed to return four border villages - which Baku had referred to as “non-enclaves” - to Azerbaijani authority. The border section in question is located between the Gazakh district of Azerbaijan and Tavush region of Armenia.
The villages are Baganis Ayrım, Ashagy Askipara, Kheyrimli and Gizilhajili.
Azerbaijan has released 15 Armenian citizens through the facilitation of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the United States Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said his Government's “major goal” was to ensure “peace and stability” in the South Caucasus region with “friendly” nations of Azerbaijan and Armenia through acting as an “unbiased” mediator to resolve their long-running conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday hailed his Government's “first successful mediation” between the neighbourly Azerbaijan and Armenia following their most recent conflict in 2020 over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov on Friday acknowledged talks for peace and development in the South Caucasus region organised by the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at the ongoing Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Friday said Tbilisi had “great desire” for the “friendly and neighbouring” countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign a peace deal in their long-running conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said Georgia was “truly” a “neutral and impartial mediator” between Azerbaijan and Armenia, at a panel discussion Eurasia's Middle Corridor: From Pathway to Highway within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said the government was “actively working” with neighbouring countries and partners both in Central Asia and in the European Union to further strengthen its role as a “strong contributor” to peace and energy security in the South Caucasus region.