Armenian PM announces Yerevan's readiness to normalize relations with Ankara

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

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# 08 September 2021 12:03 (UTC +04:00)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday at a government meeting announced the readiness of the country's authorities to normalize relations with Turkey, APA reports quoting Sputnik Armenia.

According to him, Turkish President publicly commented on the possibility of normalizing relations with Armenia.

“In these statements, we see an opportunity to discuss the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations, the restoration of road and rail links. We are ready for such a conversation, which can get a broader context, ”Pashinyan said.

As the Armenian prime minister noted, in fact, the matter concerns the transformation of the region into a crossroads that will connect the North with the South, and the East with the West.

Pashinyan noted that Russia expressed its readiness to assist this process. The EU, in particular France, and the US are also interested in this process. The attitude of China and India to the development of communication projects in the region is also known.

N. Pashinyan stressed that he considers peace and stability in the region as a long-term strategy of the Armenian authorities.

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