The construction of a railway and a highway to the border of Armenia is planned

“Additional developments are expected in the process of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations regulation” According to Azerbaijani mass media, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov announced this at a joint press conference with Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ignazio Cassis in Baku today, noting that the TRIPP project is one of them.

Bayramov announced that within the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan relations settlement process, the works of re-opening transport and communication links are ongoing. “We expect that construction works will begin in Armenia after the completion of the preparatory phase. Azerbaijan has largely done its part of the work.” Bayramov said.

Jeyhun Bayramov announced that the construction of railway infrastructure and highway is in the active stage of implementation. According to him, it is planned to bring both lines to the border with Armenia by the beginning of 2027.

Bayramov also informed that at the same time works are being carried out on the 180-kilometer railway line connecting the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan.

He noted that additional construction and investments will be needed in certain areas, although, according to him, the works in this direction have already started. Bayramov also clarified that the implementation of the project will be important for the development of the region. According to him, this applies not only to transport links between Azerbaijan and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan, but also to the creation of a wider transport corridor, which can have a positive impact on Azerbaijan, Armenia, neighboring states and the entire region.

Bayramov expressed confidence that the project can contribute to the expansion of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, including trade and economic cooperation.

“As it is known, according to statistics, approximately 60,000 cargoes were transported between Azerbaijan and Armenia during the last year, and the volume of goods exported from Azerbaijan to Armenia was roughly comparable. I am sure that the work in this direction will continue.”– Bayramov said.

Along with all this, Bayramov said: “The territorial claims against Azerbaijan should be removed from the Constitution of Armenia, after which it will be possible to sign the final peace agreement.”

Earlier today, Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan in charge of foreign relations, also announced. “We are receiving signals that the process of adopting a new Constitution will start in Armenia in the near future.”

“It is possible that a referendum will be organized in Armenia. After the removal of the demands to Azerbaijan in the preamble of the Armenian constitution, we will no longer see any obstacles to the final signing of the peace agreement.” added the Azerbaijani official.

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