The Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia and Russia, Mher Grigoryan and Alexei Overchuk, met in Yerevan Wednesday, February 2 to discuss topical issues on the agenda of Russian-Armenian bilateral relations, including issues of trade and economic cooperation.

"Both sides stressed the important role of the South Caucasian Railway Company for the Armenian economy and discussed a number of issues related to the further development of cooperation with the company within the the concession agreement," according to a press release from the government.

"During the meeting, the issues of the agenda of the trilateral Working Group chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, and the prospects for the restoration of transport communications in the South Caucasus region were also on the table."

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.