“Contrary to the 9th point of the 9 November statement, the regional communications are not open yet, although a lot of important work is being done in this direction, I hope we will achieve concrete results in the near future,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Public TV.

According to him, the facts of the death of soldiers in Artsakh after 9 November lead to the concern that Azerbaijan has nevertheless adopted a policy of discrediting the activities of peacekeepers.

“The topic related to the corridor was closed on 9 November, 2020. The Republic of Armenia is interested in opening communications in the region, I have stated this publicly many times,” he said.

According to the Prime Minister, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia and Turkey are interested.

“The trilateral working group has done a huge job. At first, purely technical work was done. For example, what roads existed and what roads could exist. The existing transport communications must be opened, and if it turns out that the cargo transportation is so large that we have to think about new communications, and then we have to think about new communications. Our perception is that yes, Azerbaijan should have the opportunity to communicate with Nakhichevan through the territory of Armenia, through sovereign roads; we do not deny it, we accept it, we are ready. Our perception is that Armenia, in its turn, should have communication with Russia and Iran through the territory of Azerbaijan. When we say that Azerbaijan should have communication