Azerbaijan establishing customs posts on road in Armenia's SyunikNovember 11, 2021 - 10:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has informed Armenia that it will be establishing customs posts on the Goris-Kapan road in Syunik province, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said in an interview to Public Television Wednesday, November 10. Grigoryan added that the Armenian side too will establish customs and border checkpoints on the same section of the road. “Today, the Azerbaijani side notified the Armenian side that beginning from midnight, it will carry out border and customs control on the Goris-Kapan road, meaning it will establish customs posts. I want to state that the Armenian side will take appropriate steps, meaning it will establish customs and border points on this section of the road too,” Grigoryan said, adding that the Armenian side “started this work in advance”. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan said earlier that the alternative road to replace the one passing through pockets of Azerbaijan-controlled territories in Syunik province is "practically completely ready". Sanosyan said roads are under construction in a number of communities of Syunik province, revealing that the one connecting the towns of Sisian and Kajaran is a priority. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |