Armenian Prime Minister seeks clarification from Baku on use of term "Zangezur Corridor"
02.10.2025,
08:40
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has asked Azerbaijan to clarify what the term "Zangezur Corridor" means in his country.
YEREVAN, October 1. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has asked Azerbaijan to clarify what the term "Zangezur Corridor" means in that country.
"On August 8, we signed the Washington Declaration and initialed a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. When phrases are used that aren't found in these documents—for example, 'Zangezur Corridor,' the question arises: where does this expression come from? Has there ever been a document anywhere that includes this phrase? There isn't one. That's why I said we need clarification," Pashinyan said during parliamentary hour.
He admitted that in Azerbaijan, this is the name for a local road, for example, the Zangilan-Horadiz road. "Then this shouldn't concern us, since it has nothing to do with our territory... From now on, no matter how much they (Azerbaijan) say 'Zangezur Corridor,' know that they're not talking about Armenia. Horadiz-Zangelal is a long name, so they say 'Zangezur Corridor,'" the Armenian prime minister said.
As Pashinyan emphasized, Azerbaijan uses its toponyms on its territory, and Armenia uses its own on its territory. "Two names have been agreed upon—the TRIPP route and our 'Crossroads of Peace,' and they (in Azerbaijan) can do whatever they want; we'll consider the matter closed... We mutually recognized territorial integrity, the inviolability of borders, and sovereignty, and the changes (in the vocabulary) must be implemented after August 8," the Armenian prime minister stated.
He also added that Armenia is beginning work on designing a railway, gas pipelines, other communications, and simplifying customs procedures, and he urged Azerbaijan to implement the agreements reached as soon as possible.
"On August 8, we signed the Washington Declaration and initialed a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. When phrases are used that aren't found in these documents—for example, 'Zangezur Corridor,' the question arises: where does this expression come from? Has there ever been a document anywhere that includes this phrase? There isn't one. That's why I said we need clarification," Pashinyan said during parliamentary hour.
He admitted that in Azerbaijan, this is the name for a local road, for example, the Zangilan-Horadiz road. "Then this shouldn't concern us, since it has nothing to do with our territory... From now on, no matter how much they (Azerbaijan) say 'Zangezur Corridor,' know that they're not talking about Armenia. Horadiz-Zangelal is a long name, so they say 'Zangezur Corridor,'" the Armenian prime minister said.
As Pashinyan emphasized, Azerbaijan uses its toponyms on its territory, and Armenia uses its own on its territory. "Two names have been agreed upon—the TRIPP route and our 'Crossroads of Peace,' and they (in Azerbaijan) can do whatever they want; we'll consider the matter closed... We mutually recognized territorial integrity, the inviolability of borders, and sovereignty, and the changes (in the vocabulary) must be implemented after August 8," the Armenian prime minister stated.
He also added that Armenia is beginning work on designing a railway, gas pipelines, other communications, and simplifying customs procedures, and he urged Azerbaijan to implement the agreements reached as soon as possible.
