MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. The normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan has contributed to an improvement in the situation in the South Caucasus, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said.

"The situation in the South Caucasus is trending toward improvement. The normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and the de facto establishment of peace in the region are yielding results," the Russian top security official said at the 14th annual meeting of the Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Security Councils.

Shoigu underscored the importance of "the unblocking of transport communications, agreed upon within the framework of the working group." "At the same time, all logistics projects must have a sound economic rationale and be financially viable," the top security official said.