ArmInfo.The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Armenia, Sergei Lavrov and Ararat Mirzoyan assured there can be no question of any corridor logic of unblocking regional communications voiced by Azerbaijan.
So, on June 9, at a press conference in Yerevan, answering a question about the slow work of the commission to unblock communications, Lavrov did not agree with such an assessment, saying that the work was proceeding quite rhythmically.
“First of all, I see positive trends here, based on the results of the meetings at the level of three vice- premiers on June 3. I do not think the break is too long, they are working rhythmically. We have reached the preparations for the issues to be resolved,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
In this vein, Lavrov noted that the issue of railway route has already been agreed upon, and now the agreement on the road links and the regime that will be established is being completed. “It will be simplified, but it will absolutely be based on the recognition of the sovereignty of the Armenian territory. There can be no ambiguity here. These are things related to practical actions on the ground, which are associated with the creation of infrastructure for many years, as they say. Therefore, we should carefully consider all this. And we have a complete feeling that both Azerbaijani and Armenian partners proceed from this,” the Russian Foreign Minister said. In turn, the Armenian Foreign Minister also expressed his conviction that the work was not delayed, and discussions continue at a working pace. He once again stressed that there is a common understanding on many issues.
According to him, this primarily concerns the fact that all the roads that open will operate within the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the countries through which they pass. “Naturally, there can be no question any corridor logic, which I want to emphasize. This is a common understanding,” Mirzoyan said.
At the same time, he acknowledged the presence of details on which the parties have equal approaches, but work continues and the minister hopes that a mutually acceptable solution will be found.
It should be noted that on January 11, talks between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan were held in Moscow. After the talks, the Russian leader announced the formation of a working group, which will be headed by the vice-premiers of the three countries. The group deals with issues of unblocking economic, trade and transport links in the region, opening borders.
On June 3, the 10th meeting of the trilateral working group was held under the joint chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia – Mher Grigoryan, Russia – Alexei Overchuk and Azerbaijan – Shahin Mustafayev.
“Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan have brought their positions closer on border and other types of control, as well as on the safe passage of citizens, vehicles and goods on roads and railways through the territories of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The vice-premiers discussed possible routes for the passage of the highway, which provides transport links between the western regions of Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan through the territory of Armenia. The parties will continue to work on the implementation of the agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the unblocking of transport links in the region,” it was said following the meeting.