ArmInfo.During their meeting on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Iran Ararat Mirzoyan and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, expressed satisfaction with the high level of centuries-old Armenian-Iranian friendly relations and the regularity of high-level contacts.
As reported by the press service of the RA MFA, the interlocutors discussed the challenges related to transport transit from Iran to Armenia and ways to overcome them.
Mirzoyan informed about the construction process of an alternative road to replace the Goris-Kapan road section, as well as about the work on the North-South highway.
The parties touched upon the possibilities of further deepening the Armenian-Iranian cooperation in the energy sector.
Issues related to peace and stability in the region were also discussed. The RA Foreign Minister stressed that the provocative actions of Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia undermine the efforts aimed at sustainable security and development in the region, adding that he highly values Iran's position on the territorial integrity of Armenia.
It should be noted that the 21 km section of the Goris-Kapan interstate road in the Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia, which came under the control of Azerbaijan, after Azerbaijan's large-scale military aggression against Artsakh, created a number of problems for the Armenian-Iranian cargo transportation.
Since mid-September, the security forces of Azerbaijan have set up checkpoints on this section, stop Iranian trucks passing through this territory and demand tax payments from them for traveling along this section of the road. The amount ranges from $ 100 to $ 300. Moreover, two Iranian drivers were detained by Azerbaijani police for carrying out cargo transportation in Artsakh. An alternative to this road is the road through the Tatev community, which is not suitable for the passage of heavy trucks.