‘There will be passport, customs, and all other types of control at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border’: Russian Deputy Prime Minister

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has announced that a new meeting of the trilateral working group involving Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia will take place in the near future.

He provided details about the upcoming discussions: ‘The issues to be discussed relate to the technical details regarding the modalities for crossing the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is about the fact that there will be passport, customs, and all other types of controls that exist at international borders,’ he noted in response to a question from Interfax.

According to Overchuk, the parties are very close to discussing the restoration of rail communication between eastern Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan. ‘Armenia will also gain a route through Nakhchivan, Syunik, Azerbaijan to Russia and other EU countries, and will also have the opportunity to access Iran,’ Overchuk added.