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OC Media (16 February 2026)

Arshaluys Barseghyan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that a country with ‘friendly relations’ with both Russia and Armenia could ‘purchase the concession management rights’ of Armenia’s railways, which are currently under Russian management. He suggested this as a solution to Armenia losing its ‘competitive advantage’ by having international routes pass through the country.

Pashinyan offered the proposal during a press briefing on 13 February.

When asked which countries could fit the role, Pashinyan named Kazakhstan, the UAE, Qatar, but added that it was not an exhaustive list.

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