There is always that suggestion that as a border security measure, the troops of Armenia and Azerbaijan be withdrawn simultaneously. Sargis Khandanyan, an MP of the ruling majority Civil Contract Faction and Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, told this to reporters at the NA Wednesday—and addressing the question of whether Armenia insists that Azerbaijan should withdraw its troops from the territory of Armenia.

And to the question whether a meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijan is scheduled for January, Khandanyan responded: "I’m not aware of any arrangements for a meeting.”