June 22, 2022 - 10:40 AMT
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia talk regional unblocking in St. Petersburg

The trilateral working group on the unblocking of transport communications met in Russia on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Armenpress reports, citing Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan's office.

Grigoryan, as well as the Vice Premiers of Azerbaijan and Russia co-chair the working group.

The Deputy PMs 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.