ArmInfo. Spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan responded to the statement of the President of Azerbaijan about the existence of a special provision on the Nakhchivan corridor in the trilateral statement of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on November 10, 2020.
As the press service of Armenia's MFA informs, Naghdalyan answering a corresponding question recalled that the statement signed on November 9 envisages the need on unblocking all the communications. ''Article 9 of the trilateral statement of November 9 reads that "all economic transport links in the region shall be unblocked", and Armenia pursues that very approach in regards with the issues of establishing regional stability, as well as the prospects of cooperation in the region. The above-mentioned article does not contain provisions on creating a corridor. Any road or communication route passing through the territory of Armenia will exclusively be under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of Armenia'', Naghdalyan summed up.
It should be noted that President Ilham Aliyev, in his speech in the village of Gulabird, Lachin region, during the laying of the foundation of the railway in Horadiz, said that the statement of November 10 contains a special provision on the creation of the Nakhchivan corridor. "This work has already started. I am sure that this project, carried out on our initiative, will be implemented. After a long break, Azerbaijan and its integral part, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, will be connected with each other by rail, and thus our strategic, economic and political goals will fulfill, "Aliyev said, adding that this railway infrastructure will extend to Turkey, and thus a second railway network will be created connecting Azerbaijan and Turkey. According to him, a second railway will be built, which will be simultaneously used by all countries of the region. "They are very interested in the construction of this road as well. We can say that the countries located in our region have positively assessed this project>, - he stated, while adding that transport projects play a special role in the long-term development of the region, ensuring stability and reducing military risks to zero, all participating countries will receive only benefit and benefit.
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