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Pashinyan applies the Alma-Ata baseline to the enclaves, and Armenian politics reacts

20 – 21 August 2026Key eventTigranashen, Ararat province

PoliticalTerritorial changeArmenia–Azerbaijan / Karabakh legacy

Speaking at a briefing around 20 August 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the village of Tigranashen in Ararat province by its Azerbaijani name, Kyarki, and said that under the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration and the maps in force at the time — the basis both states have agreed for delimitation — Artsvashen is Armenian territory while Kyarki, Barkhudarlu and Yukhari Askipara are not. He said the border should be drawn so as not to create difficulties for residents on either side. Opposition figures and commentators responded that the formulation threatens Armenia's territorial security and the transport routes connecting the centre of the country to the south. Tigranashen sits on Armenia's principal north–south interstate road.

Why it mattersThe corridor question in this module has been asked almost entirely about Syunik and TRIPP — what Azerbaijan gains. The enclaves are the same question asked in the other direction, and they are the harder half: applying the Alma-Ata baseline consistently means Armenian-administered enclaves pass to Azerbaijan, and one of them sits astride the road that connects Yerevan to Iran and to the south. A government that has accepted the baseline in principle has now said out loud what accepting it implies, which is why the reaction is domestic rather than diplomatic. Nothing has been transferred and no delimitation decision has been taken; what changed is that the cost of the agreed method is now stated by the government that agreed to it.
Confidence: ModerateSources: Official government statements · Eurasianet↗ · Established international media reporting · RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)↗MethodologyCorrections

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