Armenian President Armen Sargsyan sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking for assistance in the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the press service of the Armenian leader said on Tuesday.
Earlier, the Armenian Foreign Ministry informed that Armenia and Azerbaijan had specified the locations of temporary combat positions according to the trilateral statement on cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The ministry said that the clarification of positions was related to the need to demarcate part of the border with Azerbaijan after a number of territories previously under Baku's control that were part of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and bordering Armenia.
The press service notes that in his letter, Sargsyan once again thanked Putin for the efforts that led to an end to the bloodshed in Karabakh and the establishment of a ceasefire, which "helped avoid new victims and tragedies".
"At the same time, the Armenian president noted that, unfortunately, there is still a potential danger of new disputes between the parties on the demarcation issue. Given the exceptional importance and urgency of the issue, President Sargsyan asked the Russian President to assist in the demarcation process of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and its completion in order to exclude further tension and negative developments," the report posted on the President's website reads.
At the end of September, hostilities resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, which was a continuation of the long-standing conflict and resulted in civilian casualties. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but a trilateral agreement reached on the night of November 10 proved successful. With Moscow's mediation, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to completely cease fire and exchange the prisoners and bodies. Yerevan also handed over the Kelbajar, Lachin and Agdam districts to Baku. In addition, Russian peacekeepers were stationed in the region.
In Azerbaijan, the agreement was called Armenia's surrender. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that the document was as beneficial to his country as possible. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confessed that the peace decision was hard for him but allowed him to preserve what Karabakh would have lost. After that protests began in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the head of government.
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Based on materials from RIA Novosti