Алексей Оверчук
Baku/09.06.23/Turan: The text of the agreement on the opening of transport communications between Azerbaijan and Armenia is "in a high degree of readiness". Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said this on Friday, commenting on the results of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow on June 2.
"In principle, the text is in a high degree of readiness, there are two or three discrepancies that need to be discussed further, as well as on the points where the railway will pass.
"We have agreed on how the customs control of goods will be carried out," "Sputnik Armenia" quoted Overchuk as saying.
According to him, it will be an ordinary railway, an ordinary border with passport, border and customs control.
Overchuk noted that all the parties are determined to "launch it as soon as possible. Asked whether the issue of possible participation of Russian Federal Security Service officers in terms of control and security was being considered, Overchuk said: "it depends on Armenia".
It should be reminded that after the meeting in Moscow on June 2 Overchuk said that there was a common understanding regarding the implementation of concrete steps to restore and organize the railway communication on the route "Yeraskh - Julfa - Meghri - Goradiz".
Concrete steps to unblock communications between Azerbaijan and Armenia are expected to be discussed at today's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Sochi. -06В-
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