UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed Friday's agreement on the delimitation of the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, said his spokesman.

The secretary-general has been closely following the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and he welcomes Friday's agreement between the respective State Commissions on the delimitation of the state border between the two countries, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for Guterres, in a statement.

Guterres encourages the parties to continue the delimitation and demarcation of the remaining sections of the border and tackle all outstanding bilateral issues toward achieving full normalization of relations, said the statement.

Armenia has reportedly agreed to return four villages to Azerbaijan, an important step in the normalization of relations between the two countries. Enditem

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