ArmInfo.Armen Simonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, met with a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia Dmitry Zverev to discuss the restoration and construction of the Gyumri-Akhurik - Turkish border and Yeraskh - Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic railway infrastructure.
According to the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration, the parties also discussed the current cooperation in road and air transport and agreed to continue discussions.
It is worth noting that in early February, Pashinyan told the Russian leadership about the need to restore communication routes with Azerbaijan and Turkey. In mid-February, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk announced the start of substantive negotiations on the restoration of two sections of Armenian railways, provide connections with the railways of Azerbaijan and Turkey. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the total length of the sections to be restored is approximately 1.6 km and 12.4 km. The negotiations are expected to determine the technical, financial, and other modalities for implementing this project. South Caucasus Railways, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, has a concession to manage Armenia's entire railway network until 2038, and the tracks themselves adhere to the Russian gauge standard.
