Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared that bilateral transport cooperation with Georgia is a priority for Armenia.

Pashinyan made the remarks during the 11th meeting of the Armenia-Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation on Tuesday, December 21.

"We cooperate within the framework of a number of international transport structures, we attach great importance to the Persian Gulf-Black Sea international transport route, the implementation of other initiatives in the field of transport," Pashinyan said.

"It should be noted that the road connecting the Persian Gulf to the North Sea can really boost regional cooperation."

According to him, two routes – a road and a rail route – connecting the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea are currently under discussion. He noted that if the Armenian side manages to reach an agreement on the establishment of road communication with Azerbaijan, the project will become the "North-South, East-West route".

"We have already reached an agreement in principle with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the resumption of railway communication," Pashinyan added, citing the Yeraskh-Julfa-Ordubad-Meghri-Horadiz rail route, which he said could be completed within the coming two or three years.

The Deputy PMs of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan first meet in person on January 30 in Moscow to discuss new transport communications that would link Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. New rail and road routes in the South Caucasus are expected to connect the Azerbaijani Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan with the rest of the country, for which a road will be built through the territory of Armenia. There will also be road and rail routes through the territory of Azerbaijan to connect Armenia to Russia.