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."
