Wednesday, September 4 2024 16:41

ArmInfo. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan did not rule out the  possibility of delegating functions to ensure the security of future transport communications with Azerbaijan to private companies.

Earlier, political scientist Sergei Melkonyan reported that during  the last meeting at the level of foreign ministers, Armenia and  Azerbaijan discussed the possibility of transferring control over  future communications to an international private security company.  On August 31, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed  Yerevan's readiness to provide a road for Azerbaijan to connect with  Nakhichevan while respecting its sovereignty, territorial integrity  and inviolability of borders.

<Yes, the Prime Minister said that this is possible. If there is  additional information, we will inform you>, the Deputy Minister  noted in a conversation with journalists in parliament on September  4.

According to him, the company will service communications from a  security point of view.

At the same time, the Deputy Foreign Minister assured that granting  the right to protect communications to a private security company  does not violate the principle of the country's sovereignty.

<It depends on the details. The company can simply provide services.  There will also be Armenian customs officers and border guards on the  road. This corresponds to the principles of the <Crossroads of the  World> project, although there is no direct connection>, - concluded  Safaryan, adding that there is not even a preliminary agreement on  this.