Armenia has leverage, but it has no plans to terminate its railway management concession with Russia – Pashinyan

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02.04.2026, 14:55

Armenia has no plans to terminate the South Caucasus Railways concession to manage its railways, stated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Armenia has leverage, but it has no plans to terminate its railway management concession with Russia – Pashinyan

YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Armenia has no plans to terminate the South Caucasus Railways concession to manage its railways, stated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"In this regard, nothing failed during the negotiations in Moscow. We are continuing discussions," Pashinyan noted at a briefing on Thursday.

Regarding the termination of the contract, according to the Prime Minister, "Armenia has this leverage, but we do not plan and do not want to go down this path."

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