No official response from Azerbaijan to Armenia’s proposals on unblocking - FM

YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan hasn’t given any official response to Armenia’s comprehensive proposals regarding the unblocking of transport infrastructures between the two countries, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said.

Mirzoyan emphasized that Armenia presented the Crossroads of Peace project, which in turn creates a wider international agenda, including the unblocking of regional transport infrastructures. The Armenian FM was glad to note that several international actors have commended the project.

“One of the components of the initiative is the unblocking of Armenia-Azerbaijan transport routes. We’ve made proposals to the Azerbaijani side in this direction as well. The proposal was made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Kazan, and then the Armenian side conveyed the more comprehensive and written version to Azerbaijan through Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. I can say that the initial reaction of the Azerbaijani side, at least in my impression, was rather positive. Unfortunately, we haven’t received an official response to this day,” Mirzoyan said at a press conference on 2024 activities. 

He said the proposals encompass issues of unblocking the railway and cargo transit through Armenia’s south, including solutions on simplification of customs and border procedures, and mechanisms of cargo safety.