Pashinyan says the delimitation process will determine whether a referendum is needed over Tigranashen.
“At this point, there are no agreements regarding the details of the delimitation. The number of such agreements is zero. Delimitation must take place, after which it will become clear whether a referendum is necessary or not,” Pashinyan said.
Pashinyan has already begun referring to Tigranashen as “Kyarki” and placing it outside the 29,743 square kilometers his government recognizes as Armenia’s sovereign territory. In August, he said Azerbaijan’s claimed enclaves are not included in that 29,743-square-kilometer figure.
In 2024, Pashinyan’s government carried out delimitation in the Tavush sections near Baghanis, Voskepar, Kirants and Berkaber without holding a referendum. The border there was redrawn on the basis of Soviet-era maps and sections previously under Armenian control were surrendered by Pashinyan’s government to Azerbaijani control.
Pashinyan himself said in 2023 that anyone claiming an enclave exists must “put a map on the table” establishing it.
Yet before the delimitation process has produced an agreement on Tigranashen, Pashinyan is already calling it “Kyarki” and treating it as territory outside Armenia.
