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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday that his country is ready to enable truck transportation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan through Armenian territory, signaling a potential step forward in regional connectivity.
Speaking at the 5th Tbilisi Silk Road Forum in Georgia, Pashinyan stated, “We are ready, not only politically but also technically, to provide truck transportation from Türkiye to Azerbaijan and in the opposite direction through Armenia.”
He said the planned route would follow the “Margara–Yeghegnadzor–Goris–Sisian” corridor and added that Armenia is also prepared to allow two-way transportation between Nakhchivan and mainland Azerbaijan through its territory.
Pashinyan also expressed readiness to enable railway transit between Türkiye and Nakhchivan, as well as between Türkiye and mainland Azerbaijan, but noted that the railways in those areas require reconstruction or repairs.
“We are politically ready to ensure railway transit between Türkiye and Nakhchivan, and between Türkiye and the main part of Azerbaijan, but those railways must first be rebuilt,” he said, expressing optimism that the technical issues could be resolved within two to three years.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said Armenia and Türkiye are maintaining “a very good dialogue” at multiple levels, including between leaders, foreign ministers, special representatives, and technical teams.
He said that the normalization process between the two countries continues without any preconditions.
“Our Turkish counterparts have confirmed their willingness to open borders, restart railway connections, and resume direct trade and diplomatic relations,” Mirzoyan said.
Mirzoyan noted that the sides are approaching the preliminary signing of a peace agreement and emphasized that he personally sees “no obstacles” to reopening the Armenia-Türkiye border or establishing diplomatic ties.
“I believe we will see very tangible progress in the coming weeks and months; it’s a matter of a few months at most,” he added.
The Armenian foreign minister also discussed the peace agreement initialed with Azerbaijan in August, saying that there are no disagreements regarding the text itself.
“Armenia could sign the agreement with Azerbaijan tomorrow, but there is one specific issue. The Azerbaijani side insists on changing certain articles of our Constitution as a precondition for signing. We do not accept this,” Mirzoyan said.
He explained that the discussion on potential constitutional amendments has been ongoing in Armenia since 2018, with a commission established to finalize the process.
“It may eventually go to a referendum, but only after next summer’s parliamentary elections,” he said.
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