Efforts to normalize relations with Azerbaijan will not end with the signing of a peace treaty, as the sides will still need to conclude agreements on sectoral cooperation, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a joint statement with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following the Armenia–EU summit in Yerevan.
Kazakhstan Railways has completed the modernization of the Altynkol-Zhetygen railway section, part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, or Middle Corridor), Samruk-Kazyna reported.
Implementation will begin soon, Yumshanov stated
The authorities in Georgia have entered into an agreement with a European firm to create a comprehensive master plan for the Anaklia Port and to formulate a revised budget for the initiative
Georgia has moved into the active construction phase of the Anaklia deep-sea port on the Black Sea coast, aiming to boost its role along the Middle Corridor, Georgia's Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Tamar Ioseliani said.
Armenia aims to position itself as a transit hub for the supply of electricity and energy resources from Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries to Europe, Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan said during a panel discussion at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye.
Armenia is not going to discuss “behind Russia’s back” the issue of potentially transferring railway management rights to another country, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
All motor vehicles are currently prohibited from crossing the Upper Lars checkpoint due to the current unsafe conditions along the Georgian Military Road.
The integration of the Persian Gulf region with the Middle Corridor may become one of the defining trade routes of the future, according to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), Deputy Head of the Marketing Department at ADY Ziya Mammadov said.
Türkiye's Ministry of Transport has announced when the Zangezur corridor will be launched. According to the plan, this will happen within the next five years.
Cargo deliveries from Russia and Kazakhstan to Armenia via Azerbaijan and Georgia by rail are beneficial for all parties involved, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said.
Russian Railways (RZD) reported that heavy rains caused disruptions to rail service in Dagestan
Türkiye’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said the construction has already started on Türkiye's Zangezur Corridor section.
North Ossetian road authorities have opened the Georgian Military Highway, which connects Russia and Georgia, to all types of traffic after clearing the roadbed in Georgia. It was closed to trucks this morning.
Iran's Armed Forces General Staff has rejected reports that Iranian forces launched drones toward Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan.
The next group of former internally displaced persons is returning to the Azerbaijani city of Aghdam.
The Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border has been closed to all vehicle traffic until further notice, authorities have announced.
Now is the time for construction, the state has created conditions for citizens, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during a visit to Khojavend town and meeting with its residents.
Any country is unlikely to be able to replace Russia in managing Armenia’s railways, given that the South Caucasus Railway transports all cargo critical to the republic, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said.
The next group of former internally displaced persons is returning to the Azerbaijani city of Aghdam.
