Armenian premier on benefits of Washington declaration to Armenia,  Azerbaijan, USA, Turkiye, Russia and Iran 

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that the declaration signed on August 8 by Armenia, Azerbaijan and the United States of America in Washington  will bring quite tangible benefits to both Iran and Russia. He said  this in an interview with Fox News.

"After all, when they are implemented, for example, Iran will have  the opportunity to access the Black Sea by rail from the Persian  Gulf, and Russia and Iran will have the opportunity to communicate by  rail with each other," the Prime Minister said.

He noted that the implementation of the agreement will provide  economic benefits not only for the participating countries.

"If we focus on the economic side of this agreement, then very  important and tangible benefits will be received not only by Armenia,  Azerbaijan, the United States, but also by Turkey, Russia and Iram."

Pashinyan drew attention to the fact that such a railway connection  would be unprecedented for the region.  "In fact, such a connection  would be unprecedented, since there is currently no railway  connection between Iran and Russia in the South Caucasus," he noted.

He also stressed the importance of the new agreement in terms of  international stability and security. "I believe that this is a very  important agreement that can bring significant benefits to all  countries, and, by the way, to the entire international community,  including for international stability and security," the Prime  Minister said.

Pashinyan recalled the "Crossroads of Peace" project, expressing hope  that this agreement will become a crossroads of cooperation and peace  in the region. He emphasized Armenia's approach aimed at eliminating  the escalation of disagreements and tensions. "We do not want to  provoke disagreements, we do not want to provoke tensions, and so on.  Our goal is to ensure stability, peace, sustainable development,  economic and political cooperation. And I think that yesterday's  declaration is a very important and convenient platform for this."