New Caucasus road route will respect Armenia's sovereignty – Lavrov

PanARMENIAN.Net - The coordination of the automobile transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan is nearing completion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Yerevan on Thursday, June 9.

“As you know, the railway route has been agreed, now the agreement on the road route is being finalized,” the Russian Foreign Minister noted.

"It will be simplified, but it will definitely be based on the recognition of the sovereignty of the Armenian territory, and there can be no ambiguities here," Lavrov stressed.

The Deputy PMs of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan co-chair a commission on the unblocking of transport communications. They first meet in person on January 30, 2021 in Moscow to discuss new transport communications that would link Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. New rail and road routes in the South Caucasus are expected to connect the Azerbaijani Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan with the rest of the country, for which a road will be built through the territory of Armenia. There will also be road and rail routes through the territory of Azerbaijan to connect Armenia to Russia.