# Putin: Expert assessment needed to resolve Armenian-Azerbaijani border issues

https://mins.news/en/item/41050

- TASS, 2026-09-01 22:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2180915

> Vladimir Putin said Armenia had sought CSTO protection for “certain sections” of its border, but Armenia and Azerbaijan have not signed any delimitation documents. He said the competing claims require expert assessment, adding that Russia would leave its military base if Armenia no longer wanted it, but would stay if Armenians wanted its presence.

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