Chief of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Colonel-General Ali Nagiyev and Director of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia Armen Abazyan on January 8, 2021 in the neutral zone of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border passing through the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and on January 10 Meetings were held in the border settlements of Vorotan and Shurnukh. This was reported by the State Security Service.
It was noted that the last meeting was attended by the Chief of the State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Elchin Guliyev and the leadership of the Border Service of the opposite country. The meetings focused on joint investigation of incidents on the state border, security of Nagorno-Karabakh and liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, identification of burial places and exchange of prisoners, as well as clarification of the fate of missing and hostages in the First Karabakh and Patriotic War.
At the same time, it was stressed during the talks that the continued observance of the ceasefire reached in accordance with the Tripartite Declaration of November 10, 2020 serves the interests and security of both peoples, including the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Karabakh.