The Armenian Prime Minister’s Office has once again stressed that the so-called “Zangezur corridor” concept promoted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has no connection to the territory of Armenia.
In response to a query by Armenpress on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan said the issue had been discussed during Pashinyan’s October 2 meeting with President Aliyev on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen.
“Following the meeting between the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan held in Copenhagen, both sides issued press releases, from which it is clear that both sides acknowledge that the TRIPP [Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity] project pertains to the territory of Armenia; therefore, there is no other project on the territory of the Republic of Armenia, nor can there be,” Baghdasaryan said.
She added that the Armenian government firmly rejects the “Zangezur corridor” narrative. “We reiterate that the narrative presented by the President of Azerbaijan cannot in any way pertain to the territory of the Republic of Armenia. Only the TRIPP and Crossroads of Peace projects are being implemented within the Republic of Armenia, as clearly stipulated in a number of international documents,” she noted.
The comments came in response to Aliyev’s recent statement at the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Gabala, where he again used the term “Zangezur corridor.”
