Tuesday, November 28 2023 14:46

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities' initiative Crossroads of Peace can well be translated into reality, Armenia's President Vahagn Khachaturyan told reporters on November 28.  

He noted that to achieve the goal, it is necessary to believe, live  and work. The President emphasized that the program is presented on  almost all international platforms. "The main thing is that our  partners positively evaluate this initiative," Khachaturyan noted,  adding that Yerevan strives to establish peace in the region, and to  achieve this goal, the "Crossroads of Peace" is one of the best  tools.

The President noted that many similar projects are currently being  developed and implemented around the world. For example, the United  States is promoting a transport corridor program through the  territories of India and Saudi Arabia towards the countries of the  European Union. "All these projects do not contradict each other,  they just need to be supplemented," said Vahagn Khachaturyan.

November 24, during a live broadcast, RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan said that the "Crossroads of Peace" project, which involves  the development of transport communications with all neighbors  (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey), was coldly received in Baku.  According to him, the initiative provides that each country, through  its state institutions, carries out border and customs control and  ensures security on its territory. "Azerbaijan's first reaction is as  follows: from now on, they seem to be no longer interested in this  project, since they are communicating with Iran. We are not against  it at all, but this is our proposal.  Moreover, there is one more  point: on the basis of reciprocity, simplification of procedures can  occur. They should be for all countries participating in the project.  Here we are quite flexible," the prime minister explained, adding  that the Armenian authorities are trying to pursue a policy aimed at  increasing the sovereignty of the state in institutional terms.

Pashinyan presented the "Crossroads of Peace" program in mid-autumn  2023 at the "Silk Road" forum in Tbilisi. The initiative should help  strengthen stability in the region by enhancing ties between Georgia,  Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey and Armenia. As part of these projects,  Yerevan plans to work on creating transport corridors from Asia  through the territory of Iran and Armenia, with subsequent possible  access to the Black Sea coast and further to European countries.