The new route of the Berdzor corridor will be launched in the first week of September this year. Hayk Khanumyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Artsakh, informed about this in a conversation with "Armenpress."

"Until then, the Stepanakert-Berdzor-Goris highway will operate. An alternate route will operate on the new southbound corridor. The traffic on the new road will start after all the block posts of the Russian peacekeeping troops are deployed. During that time, a temporary section of 4.5 kilometers will be ready, a part of which has already been asphalted and will be finished in the next few days. It is assumed that traffic will be organized on a new road in the first week of September," the minister explained.

According to him, the temporary section of the new route bypasses Berdzor, Aghavno, and Nerkin Sus, then joins the Aghavno-Tegh road, about 3 km from Aghavno. The head of the department added that the process of moving the infrastructures is actively continuing.

"The communication issue has already been resolved. It will take time to move electricity lines, and in terms of gas supply, as I have already mentioned, other solutions should be sought," said Hayk Khanumyan.

Today, August 25, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh announced that the Shushi-Berdzor-Goris section of the interstate highway connecting Artsakh to Armenia is open on both sides, the security of which is ensured by Russian peacekeepers.