Armenia is ready to provide a road connection between the western regions of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic via the Kornidzor-Goris-Yeghegnadzor, Yeraskh route using the existing infrastructure right away. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in his address at the European Parliament on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France.

“This proposal of ours is not intended to delay, disrupt, or forget the Washington agreements in any way, and I say this officially.

We [i.e. Armenia] are making this proposal because we ourselves use the Azerbaijani railways with slightly alternative options. Just as Azerbaijan is waiting for the establishment of a connection through the territory of Armenia to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, we are also waiting for the establishment of a railway connection between the south and north of Armenia through the territory of Nakhchivan.

This railway route has no alternative for Armenia, because the mountainous terrain of our country does not allow for a railway connection between the south and north of the country in any other way.

As you can see, the expectations of Armenia and Azerbaijan in this regard do not contradict each other.

I should also say that we are going to use the Georgia-Azerbaijan railway for exports as well. I hope that in the near future Azerbaijan will also become an export destination for Armenia. And Armenia is already importing oil products from Azerbaijan, which led to a decrease in oil product prices in our market and broke the decades-old monopoly in the oil products market.

I would also like to thank the prime minister of Georgia for supporting the railway connection between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the peace process in general,” the Armenian PM added.