Russia assesses the prospects for the Armenian railway sections leading to the borders of Azerbaijan and Turkey as modest
02.04.2026,
18:07
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk stated that the prospects for the connecting railway sections leading from Armenian settlements to the borders of Azerbaijan and Turkey, which Armenia intends to restore, are modest.
YEREVAN, April 2. /ARКА/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk stated that the prospects for the connecting railway sections leading from Armenian settlements to the borders of Azerbaijan and Turkey, which Armenia intends to restore, are modest.
In an interview with TASS, he reported that a Russian delegation recently returned from Yerevan, where they discussed "the terms of attracting and repaying funds for the restoration of these two sections." According to him, Russian experts view the restoration of these short sections as a commercial project.
"We exchanged opinions, conveyed Russian proposals to our Armenian colleagues, and negotiations are ongoing," the Russian Deputy Prime Minister stated. "We have our own opinion regarding the modest prospects for utilizing these sections and generating a cash flow capable of ensuring the return on even these small investments."
Overchuk emphasized that this is not a matter of a Russian concession, but rather objective factors related to "the availability of alternative routes through Georgia, Iran, or Russia, as well as the state of the Caspian."
In an interview with TASS, he reported that a Russian delegation recently returned from Yerevan, where they discussed "the terms of attracting and repaying funds for the restoration of these two sections." According to him, Russian experts view the restoration of these short sections as a commercial project.
"We exchanged opinions, conveyed Russian proposals to our Armenian colleagues, and negotiations are ongoing," the Russian Deputy Prime Minister stated. "We have our own opinion regarding the modest prospects for utilizing these sections and generating a cash flow capable of ensuring the return on even these small investments."
Overchuk emphasized that this is not a matter of a Russian concession, but rather objective factors related to "the availability of alternative routes through Georgia, Iran, or Russia, as well as the state of the Caspian."
