Georgia and Azerbaijan agree to speed up border delimitation and demarcation

Georgia and Azerbaijan have agreed to accelerate the delimitation and demarcation of their border. Oxu.az, citing Report, says the agreement was announced by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in comments to journalists.

According to Kobakhidze, the talks covered ways to speed up border delimitation and demarcation, including issues related to the Keshikchidagh (Qareji) monastery and the surrounding area. The matter was discussed at the 11th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation and at a bilateral meeting between the two countries' prime ministers.

The prime minister said there had been no progress on border delimitation and demarcation in recent years. He noted that about 15 sections remain where no agreement has been reached, and said that work on all of them must be active. Kobakhidze stressed that the main goal is a principled solution, which requires completing the process. He also said Azerbaijan had shown a positive and sincere approach to the request to speed it up.