Expression “Zangezur Corridor” is incomprehensible and unacceptable to us, Armenian PM says
YEREVAN, March 13. /ARKA/. 'The expression “Zangezur Corridor” is incomprehensible and unacceptable to us, because first of all, the Republic of Armenia has nothing to do with that expression, and the fact that such an expression is used, in the Republic of Armenia it is perceived as a territorial claim against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia,' PM Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Turkish mass media.
He said: ' I recently published an article on this topic, the main meaning of which was that we are in favor of opening regional communications, and let me say that first of all we are interested in opening regional communications, because in fact we are the ones who are under blockade. No other country in the region is under blockade. We have 4 borders, two of which are completely closed. And this fact in itself shows how much we need and are interested in opening regional communications.
Paragraph 9 of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020 is often referred to, but I want to draw your attention to a very important fact, that in paragraph 9 of the trilateral statement of November 9, there is no expression of corridor at all. I understand that the word corridor is used differently in other regions and in international discourse, but in the context of the trilateral statement of November 9, there is a nuance, there is the expression of the Lachin corridor, which in this context is specific, that is, it is written and signed, and in paragraph 9 of the trilateral statement of November 9, the expression of corridor does not exist at all.
And moreover, there is a lot of talk about the fact that in the trilateral statement of November 9, there is a provision that the security of the transportation of passengers and cargo through the territory of Armenia must be ensured by representatives and forces of third countries. There is no such thing at all in the trilateral statement of November 9. Moreover, it is written that the Republic of Armenia guarantees the movement of goods, vehicles, and passengers. How can the Republic of Armenia guarantee security if it itself does not provide security?
He added: ' As for communications: is the Republic of Armenia ready to provide a connection between the western regions of Azerbaijan and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan through its own territory? Yes, of course it is ready. And we have made a very specific proposal to Azerbaijan on this topic, which, in our opinion, is not merely a proposal, but a solution to the problem in terms of railway freight transportation. And we are waiting for Azerbaijan’s response.'-0-
