Zhukov: Azerbaijan-Armenia peace to help unblock economic corridors

The Asian Development Bank hopes that a long-term peace agreement will be reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan because this would help the region open up quite significant economic corridors, Evgeniy Zhukov, Director General of the ADB Regional Department for Central and Western Asia, said during a briefing in Tbilisi, Report informs.

“This would help further diversify trade not only for Armenia, but also for other countries in the region,” Zhukov added.

He also noted that the bank had expressed hope for cooperation with the Armenian government on these issues.