'3+3' is a discussion platform where equality is fundamental. This is not about 3 small and 3 large, it cannot be perceived that way. This is how we talk about it in our discussions. Foreign Minister o Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan said this at the joint session of the National Assembly's standing committees during the discussion of the 2024 budget of the Foreign Ministry, referring to the observation of Gurgen Arsenyan, deputy of the Parliament's 'Civil Contract' faction, that the three countries of the '3+3' platform (Turkey, Iran, Russia - ed.) perceive the other three (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan-ed.) as the small three.
"This is a conversation between 6 and actually 5 states," said Mirzoyan and added: "The '3+3' platform is a conversation between equal countries."
As for the opportunities and professional capabilities of Armenia to serve the Armenian proposal, Crossroads of Peace, Ararat Mirzoyan believes that if the neighbors follow the project with interest, there is "room for growth" for Armenia.
"At least in terms of roads, in recent years we have seen and there is still significant movement. It cannot be denied. In the near future we will see a significant movement in the north-south direction, we are taking steps in that direction.
The railway is, of course, about big investments, and we have to have arrangements to be able to make the investments. One does not build a dead-end railroad with dead ends in two places without knowing that the railroad will continue in one direction or the other. If we have solutions within the framework of the principles I mentioned, we will also build the railways," he said and added: "We are not bluffing when we proposed Crossroads of Peace, we realize what we have proposed. And we really want various infrastructures, communications, in general the East and the West to be connected to each other in terms of trade and economy, and the connections are many, including through the territory of Armenia, and the North and the South to be connected to each other, including through the territory of Armenia."
Concluding his speech, Ararat Mirzoyan expressed hope that the fate of the project will be "good".
