Infrastructure under management, not control - Pashinyan discusses  outsourcing model in the context of unblocking roads

ArmInfo.  In the context of unblocking transport communications, outsourcing  can facilitate, for example, the creation of a company that will attract investments, because the Crossroads of Peace project has enormous investment potential and interest, but we must be able to consolidate these  investments. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted this  during a press conference on July 16.

"We talk a lot about highways and railways, but it is also important  to consider pipelines, power lines, and telecommunications cables in  this context. This is an economy that needs be created and managed,"  the head of government said. He also noted that there are numerous  cases of outsourcing in Armenia, some of which have been successful  while others have not. In this regard, the Prime Minister gave  examples such as the Zvartnots airport, the South Caucasus Railway,  and the water operator. "And I don't think that Armenia's sovereignty  has been violated in any way. All these enterprises continue to be  the property of the Republic of Armenia," he emphasized. Pashinyan  noted that much is being said today about leasing, including land. In  this regard, he pointed out that according to the legislation of the  Republic of Armenia, the focus is on the right to development. And in  the logic of development, as he further clarified, after the  expiration of the contract, the investments become the property of  the Republic of Armenia. "Why I cannot specify this now is because  different ideas are still being discussed. If an agreement had been  reached or signed, I would be able to voice the details," Pashinyan  said.