Baku, Moscow agree 90% of border

Azerbaijan and Russia have agreed 92% of the frontier so far, an Azeri official said.

The two countries will negotiate the delineation of three areas, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told journalists. All outstanding issues will be solved by state commissions on the principles of international norms, he said.

“Presently, the Azerbaijan-Russia relations are of a strategic nature. There are no restrictions for future agreements,” the diplomat said.

Khalafov said that Azerbaijan and Russia are making closer their positions on delimitation of the remaining 8% of borderline areas. “I hope we will agree the rest of our frontier thanks to the efforts being taken,” he said.

The Russian Foreign Minister’s envoy on special affairs Aleksandr Yakovenko said that there were no obstacles for reaching agreement on the delineation of borders.

The next round of talks on delimitation of Azerbaijani and Russian borderline areas started in Mahachkala, Russia on Wednesday.*