On November 4, Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan hailed the establishment of regulations for demarcation commissions as a significant achievement for both Armenia and Azerbaijan. 

“This is the first document between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and its realization is one of the most important cornerstones of the independence and territorial integrity of both countries, and we will move forward,” Simonyan stated.

When asked about the specific areas for the demarcation process, Simonyan responded, “Everything is possible. Different arguments, grounds, and issues can become the basis for the way to proceed. We could continue to the north or south. We could start from Syunik in general or from some more specific part. We are having discussions on this. The restoration of our 12 km, 50 km, and 100 km border is the most important issue of our history, and if we solve it, everyone should be happy and grateful.”

Discussing progress in negotiations with Azerbaijan, Simonyan acknowledged, “We still have numerous unresolved bilateral issues. If there is political will, all these issues can be solved. I think the current negotiations are aimed at that.” He added that while Armenia considers its constitutional concerns resolved, noting that the Constitutional Court’s decision cleared the way for the document, a similar issue exists in Azerbaijan’s constitution. “Now we are conducting negotiations,” he said but stressed that Armenia does not raise this constitutional matter with Azerbaijan.

Addressing whether returning captives could encourage Armenia to accept an invitation to attend the COP29 summit in Baku, Simonyan stated, “I don't think that during the discussion if there is an opportunity to return the prisoners or in any other way make a positive step for Armenia, we should delay and not take such a step… We'll live and see.” He also remarked that as soon as the opposition senses any positive development, it becomes active to claim credit.

Responding to a suggestion that Azerbaijan may not sign the peace treaty due to perceived disadvantages, Simonyan said, “I don't want to rush, to get ahead of ourselves, but we will continue and work in this direction. During this time, there were many cases when it really seemed that the situation had reached a deadlock, but we sat down, discussed word by word, this is our job, and moved forward in small steps.”