Erdogan: The issue of building a railway and a road along the Araks  River has been resolved

ArmInfo.The issue of building a railway and a road along the Araks River has been  resolved. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told this to  journalists on the way from Ashgabat to Ankara.

So, referring to the situation in the South Caucasus, Erdogan said  that during the conversation with the President of Azerbaijan, the  results of the trilateral meeting of President Ilham Aliyev with the  leaders of the Russian Federation and Armenia, which took place on  November 26 in Sochi on the initiative of the Russian side, were  discussed.

"My brother Ilham Aliyev said that the meeting was positive and  productive. The issue of building a railway and a road along the Araz  River (Araks, ed. note) has been resolved. On the agenda is the  construction of a highway, part of which will pass through the  territory of Armenia, up to the Turkish Ygdyr," the Turkish leader  said, Anadolu reports.

Erdogan also recalled the initiative of the Turkish side to form a 3  + 3 platform for dialogue in the South Caucasus.  "This platform may  include Russia, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, if the  latter supports it. This platform will become an indicator of the  desire for peace in the region. There are positive steps in this  direction," the Turkish head of state said.