Armenia does not formally withdraw its signature from the trilateral statement on ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, signed in 2020 by Moscow, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told Channel One (via Tass) on Tuesday, October 8.

"Armenia is not formally withdrawing from the trilateral statement and is not withdrawing its signature, but at the same time, there has been almost no advance with the trilateral working group at the level of deputy prime ministers for two years now, or at least one and a half years – let's say since last summer," Overchuk explained.

At the same time, according to him, unblocking economic and transport corridors in the region “is only possible with Russia’s participation.”

On January 11, at a meeting of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow, an agreement was reached to unblock regional communications. Then, for these purposes, it was decided to create a working group at the level of deputy prime ministers of the three countries, which will focus on establishing transport and economic ties in the region.