Resolving the railway concession: Deputy PM points to joint  Armenia-Russia talks

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan believes thatArmenia and Russia must reach an agreement through discussions on the sale of the concession for Armenian railways. 

In a conversation with journalists, when asked to comment on Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan's proposal for Russia to consider selling  the concession rights for the Republic's railways to a state friendly  to Moscow and Yerevan, in particular Kazakhstan, the UAE, or Qatar,  Grigoryan noted that this is a very complex issue, and it is  impossible to answer it yet, but a solution must be found. At the  same time, the Armenian Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged that there  are currently no negotiations between Yerevan and Moscow regarding  the sale of the concession.

Grigoryan also touched on Yerevan's request to restore two sections  of the railway that connect Armenia to Turkey and Azerbaijan. "The  Armenian side has indeed raised the issue of constructing these two  sections, so that the railway is fully operational and ready for the  process of unblocking communications. This is a very specific, formal  process, and yes, such a proposal has been made by the Armenian side.  There is nothing concrete yet regarding the other issues. But in any  case, restoration is necessary," Grigoryan noted in response to a  question about why Armenia asked Russia to restore the two sections  of the railway if it intended to ask for a concession sale.