Pashinyan: Soviet borders of Armenia and Azerbaijan should be restored

The process of "territory exchange" between Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue, and the borders of the Soviet-era countries should be restored. This was announced today, August 9, by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"There are territories that belong to us, but are under the control of Azerbaijan, and there are territories that belong to Azerbaijan, but are under our control. The delimitation process must continue. Where we have territories belonging to Azerbaijan, we must return them. Where they belong to Azerbaijan, but are our territory, they must be returned. The territory of independent Armenia is identical to the territory of Soviet Armenia, the territory of independent Azerbaijan is identical to the territory of Soviet Azerbaijan," he said.

As EADaily reported, following the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and US and Azerbaijani Presidents Donald Trump and Ilham Aliyev, a declaration was adopted on the initialing by the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan of the text of the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between the two countries.