Whatever is said, there is currently intense discussion about the construction of new routes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and we can say quite plainly and calmly that this is good for the region, Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Maka Botchorishvili, said on the television program Imedi LIVE, Channel One Georgia reports.

“Should these develop and new routes be added to our region, the value of our region will only increase in terms of connectivity. But it is simply inconceivable that any route could replace Georgia, given that this corridor has existed, functioned, and grown for so many years.

Demand rises annually rather than falls. Even if three or four additional routes were added, they would still likely be insufficient to meet all the freight traffic moving between East and West today. As for attempts by certain parties to exploit Azerbaijan–Armenia relations in relation to Georgia, to create ambiguity or pose loaded questions, we see all of this clearly, we welcome it, and we do not regard it as competition to the route passing through Georgia," the Georgian FM added.