Russian representative touts transport link between mainland Azerbaijan and its exclave Nakhichevan through Armenia

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today that resumption of transport links that would connect mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave Nakhichevan through the southern Armenian province of Syunik depends on the political will of the countries and their readiness to reach agreements.

Russian representative touts transport link between mainland Azerbaijan and its exclave Nakhichevan through Armenia

YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today that resumption of transport links that would connect mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave Nakhichevan through the southern Armenian province of Syunik depends on the political will of the countries and their readiness to reach agreements.

She recalled that an Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian working group was set up under the co-chairmanship of the deputy prime ministers of the three countries to advance this project.

'We see a significant potential in this project that would help normalize relations between Yerevan and Baku," Zakharova said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

According to the estimates of the Armenian Ministry of Economy, the construction of Yeraskh-Julfa-Ordubad-Meghri-Horadiz railroad may cost $1.2 billion. The construction of the 43-km long railway section through Armenian Syunik may require about $200 million.

If this plan succeeds, Armenia will get access to Iran and Russia through this railroad, and Azerbaijan will get a railway connection with Nakhichevan through Armenia.

Yeraskh is a settlement in Armenia's Ararat region bordering Nakhichevan; Meghri is a town in Syunik (south of Armenia, bordering Iran and Azerbaijan). Sadarak, Julfa, Ordubad and Horadiz are towns in Azerbaijan. -0-

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