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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS.  Armenia, as a landlocked developing country that has had its western and eastern borders under land blockade for the past three decades, is interested in the opening of communications in the region in accordance with international norms and full respect for the sovereignty of countries.

 Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at the Ministerial Meeting of Landlocked Developing Countries being held in Yerevan.

 In his speech, Mirzoyan referred to the Crossroads of Peace project initiated by the Government of the Republic of Armenia aimed at connecting the North and the South, the East and the West, and strengthening the ties between people, thus contributing to the dialogue and the establishment of peace and stability in the region.

Mirzoyan emphasized that the Armenian Government is ready to continue efforts to restore regional communications and build new ones. In this regard, he noted the importance of the North-South project, which is a high priority strategic plan for Armenia.

"It will ensure not only a good connection between the northern and southern regions of Armenia, but also between the Persian Gulf and the Black Sea, becoming an important transit route between Western Asia and Eastern Europe.

The Foreign Minister stressed the readiness of Armenia to restore the Gyumri-Kars, Hrazdan-Kapan, Nrnadzor-Agarak, and Yeraskh-Nakhichevan border railways.

“The Crossroads of Peace” is not a competitor to other logistics projects, but is meant to complement them,” Mirzoyan concluded.