Russia has worked "vigorously" to promote Yerevan-Baku dialogue

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has vigorously promoted the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan throughout 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in its foreign policy summer for the passing year on Tuesday, December 28.

Moscow cited the solution of such tasks as the creation of a bilateral Commission on the delimitation of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border with its subsequent demarcation, as well as the unblocking of economic and transport links in the South Caucasus.

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.

The Foreign Ministry also recalled the December 10 meeting of the Consultative Regional Platform, "without the participation of Georgia for now".

The regional platform, initially dubbed "3+3", was supposed to serve as a cooperation mechanism between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Turkey. However, Georgia has already opted out of it, and the mechanism is now referred to as "3+2".