Armenia touts railway "ideas" in regional unblockingOctober 19, 2021 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, who will take part in the regular meeting of the trilateral working group on unblocking communications in the region in Moscow, said that the sides have come up with certain ideas about possible railway routes. "We have formed certain ideas about the railway, the unblocking will be implemented within the regulations of the legal base of the CIS countries. We have yet to discuss issues related to automobile communication," Grigoryan said. Grigoryan added that unblocking all communication channels in the region is a priority for Armenia, Pastinfo reports. The meeting of the trilateral working group of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan is scheduled for October 20 in Moscow. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |