Armenia’s Pashinyan says agreements with Azerbaijan will change economic environment in region

  16 December 2021    Read: 492
  Armenia’s Pashinyan says agreements with Azerbaijan will change economic environment in region

The implementation of the agreements on the construction of a railroad, reached with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, will change the political, economic as well as security environment in the region, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday, AzVision.az reports.

Previously, Pashinyan noted that at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels, an agreement was reached on the construction of the Arazdayan-Julfa-Ordubad-Meghri-Horadiz railway.

On December 14, a joint meeting of the Azerbaijani president, President of the Council of the European Union Charles Michel and the Armenian prime minister took place in Brussels. The sides discussed the issue of demining the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from the Armenian occupation. Besides, the readiness of the EU to provide technical assistance to Azerbaijan in this direction was noted during the meeting.

In connection with the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, an agreement was reached that both sides will create a temporary working group. The sides also widely discussed the issue of opening communications and transport links. The Armenian side reaffirmed its commitment to build a railway on its territory. The Armenian side will reportedly soon begin the construction of the railway. An agreement was also reached on ensuring customs and border control issues on a mutual principle.


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