{"id":23674,"date":"2026-06-24T08:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/23674\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:59:11","slug":"brussels-to-help-armenia-prepare-key-transport-routes-to-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/23674\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels to help Armenia prepare key transport routes to T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>24 June 2026 12:29<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The European Union is set to provide advisory and technical assistance to Armenia for the development of road infrastructure connecting the country\u2019s transport network to border crossing points with T\u00fcrkiye, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Davit Khudatyan has announced.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Armenia&#8217;s Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures has signed a memorandum of intent with the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) aimed at advancing key transport projects, <a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Caliber.Az<\/a> reports, citing Armenian media.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe initiative envisages support for preparatory work on the strategic road sections Akhurik\u2013Kayan and Margara\u2013Kayan, which will connect border crossing points (on the border with T\u00fcrkiye) to Armenia\u2019s road network,\u201d Khudatyan said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As part of the first phase of the initiative, the EIB will provide technical and advisory support to help determine the scope of the necessary studies and develop project solutions for the planned road corridors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The projects form part of the Armenian government&#8217;s Crossroads of Peace initiative, which seeks to enhance regional connectivity and strengthen Armenia\u2019s position as a reliable transportation and logistics hub.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to Khudatyan, the planned infrastructure upgrades are intended to facilitate regional transport links and contribute to broader economic integration efforts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The announcement comes a day after the Armenian minister held talks with Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo\u011flu, during which the two sides discussed road and railway connectivity between their countries.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The border between T\u00fcrkiye and Armenia has remained closed since 1993, making the planned transport projects a potentially significant step toward improving regional infrastructure and connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>By Vafa Guliyeva<\/p>\n<p>Caliber.Az<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the key topics in this news story.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 72<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"24 June 2026 12:29 The European Union is set to provide advisory and technical assistance to Armenia for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[1258,203,1263,18,1259,1262,1257,1261,1260,1256],"class_list":["post-23674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brussels","tag-analysis-of-azerbaijan","tag-azerbaijan","tag-baku","tag-brussels","tag-important-news-of-azerbaijan","tag-international-experts","tag-interviews","tag-interviews-with-azerbaijani-analysts","tag-news-from-baku","tag-news-of-azerbaijan"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/116804266413547911","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}