Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are finalizing, within the framework of a trilateral working group, the parameters for launching joint infrastructure projects. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"We consider this format one of the key ones in the work toward normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations. Currently, as the leaders of the three countries had agreed in Sochi [(Russia)], the parameters for the launch of joint infrastructure projects are being finalized," he said.
According to him, the respective approach of the Russian side is that the relevant decisions can be stable only if there is a consensus between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"Therefore, we are coming up with a one single ‘package’ in favor of a balanced security of the interests of the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides," added the Russian official.
Rudenko recalled that, the whole range of issues of unblocking transport and economic ties in the South Caucasus, including the restoration of both railway and motorway communication in the region, is considered within the framework of this mechanism.