Iran, Armenia Agree to Establish New Transport Corridor

Following talks with Armenia, Iran has announced its readiness to cooperate in the construction of a new transportation route (Kajaran-Sisian road) that this northwestern neighbor is planning to build for completing its North-South Transport Corridor, says Iran’s deputy roads and urban development minister.
“The new route will form part of Iran-Armenia-Georgia Transportation Corridor and will be 64 kilometers long, which is half the length of the existing route. This newly-defined corridor is being constructed with the aim of increasing the efficacy of transportation along the North-South Transportation Corridor and has nothing to do with Armenia’s recent conflict with Azerbaijan,” Kheirollah Khademi was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
The official, who also doubles as the CEO of the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company, noted that the corridor is apart from the alternative route the two countries have agreed to establish to bypass their mutual neighbor, Azerbaijan.