The Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly welcomed Azerbaijan's lifting of restrictions on cargo transit for Armenia

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23.10.2025, 09:41

Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, considers Azerbaijan's lifting of restrictions on cargo transit through its territory for Armenia "one piece of evidence of the peace established" between the two countries.

The Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly welcomed Azerbaijan's lifting of restrictions on cargo transit for Armenia

YEREVAN, October 23. /ARКА/. Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, considers Azerbaijan's lifting of restrictions on cargo transit through its territory for Armenia "one piece of evidence of the peace established" between the two countries.

"I am confident that we will not experience a shortage of such steps in the future. I welcome this statement from Azerbaijan. We expect a speedy resolution of the very important issues related to this," Simonyan said at a briefing on the sidelines of parliament.

The President of Azerbaijan announced the lifting of all restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia through its territory the day before at a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Yerevan welcomed this statement, which is "important for opening regional communications, strengthening mutual trust, and institutionalizing the peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan."

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