Monday, May 31 2021 16:42

ArmInfo. The working group of  Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan is considering the possibility of  unblocking transport infrastructures of the Soviet period, as well as  the conducting cargo transportations through them on equal conditions. The Republic of Armenia has not discussed and will not discuss issues  within the framework of the "corridor" logic. Answering the question  of the "Armenpress" state news agency, this was stated by acting  Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, who is also  Armenia's representative at the Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan working  group.

Yesterday, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with the  Turkish delegation said that there are good results in the issue of  unblocking roads, agreed by the trilateral working group. "As you  know, at the first stage after the war, Armenia expressed its protest  on this issue. However, recently I have been informed that the  Armenian side is already correctly analyzing the issues related to  the inevitability of this corridor. As you know, discussions are  underway in a trilateral format. This issue is being discussed within  the framework of the working group at the level of deputy prime  ministers of Azerbaijan, Russia, Armenia, and there are good results.  Most of the Nakhchivan railway is in operation, the missing part will  also be built, all instructions will be given. An important part of  the Zangezur corridor should be built on the territory of Armenia. In  this way, a new corridor will be opened, and the connection between  Turkey and Azerbaijan will become even stronger, "he said.

As Grigoryan mentioned: "The expert subgroups, formed based on the  provisions of the 2021 January 11 statement, have carried out massive  analytical and research works relating to discovering technically  possible and effective options for the railway and automobile  transportation, also taking into account the opportunities of  organizing and fulfilling the necessary functions for security,  border, customs and other types of control.  In the context of  unblocking existing transportation communications in the region, at  the moment the organization of border, customs and other control for  the international transportation are being observed now, within the  frames of the regulations of the CIS normative legal base, as well as  other remaining multilateral international agreements and  conventions, which Armenia is a party. Within the same context, the  potential influence and economic effects of possible ties with the  transportation infrastructure and routes of other countries of the  region are also being assessed. At this moment, the opportunities of  restoring the infrastructure and routes of the railway that operated  in the Soviet times, as well as conducting cargo transportation  through them with equal rights and conditions can be considered more  visible. I think that if the activities of the trilateral working  group continue in the future, they will focus on these  opportunities," Grigoryan said.