The issue of regional connectivity is the one most frequently exploited or escalated by Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan says that Armenia is not fulfilling its obligations, citing the obvious fact that connection routes between Armenia and Azerbaijan are closed.

Axar.az reports this was stated by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, in a detailed statement published in Armenpress, dedicated to the possible opening of communications in the region.

"Firstly, it should be emphasized that Armenia has no unilateral obligations. Both sides have undertaken to open all transport and economic routes to each other. Today, no transport or economic routes of Azerbaijan is open to Armenia or to those passing through Armenia, no road, no railway, no pipeline, no electricity line, no cable.

All roads of Armenia are open to Azerbaijan. Back in 2022, the Government of Armenia circulated a draft decree on opening three border points on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, which would enable Azerbaijan’s cargo and passenger vehicles to enter the territory of Armenia and to travel, for example, to Nakhchivan and Turkiye.

These decrees were not adopted only because of Azerbaijan’s declinatory position and can be adopted by the Armenian government within a week or two. Of course, there are no infrastructures for access to Nakhchivan, and they need to be built, but this too is something that can be done rather quickly.

But right now, purely in terms of the readiness of the physical infrastructure, for example, cargo trucks can enter the territory of the Republic of Armenia via the Lachin-Kornidzor section through the Kornidzor checkpoint, travel on our roads to the Armenia-Turkiye border, and enter Turkiye through the Margara checkpoint. The same goes for the opposite direction. The physical infrastructure necessary for such transit cargo transportation is ready now, and what remains to be done is to adopt a de-jure decision. We are ready to adopt such a decision, provided there is interest from Azerbaijan and Turkiye.

We will ensure the safety of cargo transportation, but if there is a psychological difficulty for Azerbaijani drivers and trucks, this cargo transportation can be organized using Turkish trucks, which have always traveled and are currently too actively traveling on Armenian roads. Cargo trucks of other countries can do this, too," he stated.