ArmInfo.Those claiming that Moscow is pushing ahead with the so-called "Zangezur corridor" have geography problems, Doctor of Political Science Vahe Davtyan said.
More and more often the opinion is voiced that it is Moscow that is pushing ahead with the so-called "Zangezur corridor."
"The main argument is that it via this corridor that Moscow is seeking to land communication with Turkey. The proponents of this concept obviously have geography problems, especially so if they know about the currently operated routes. Russia has established land communication Derbent-Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, and the first linertrain used this route in January 2021," the expert said.
Besides, Russia and Turkey transport cargoes by means of ferries, mainly using the Sochi-Trabzon route.
"The Iranian route should not be remembered as well. With land and sea communication with Iran, Russia is able to ensure communication with Turkey using Iran's infrastructure. And possible operation of the Astara-Rasht-Qazvin railway will even more diversify communication.
The above is evidence that even if Russia is theoretically interested in the "Zangezur corridor", it is not at all with a view to ensuring its access to Turkey. This issue should be viewed as part of greater geostrategy - for example, possible consensus on rebalancing forces in the region," Mr Davtyan said.
Since the first years of the first decade of the 2000s, Russia has remains the main beneficiary of the North- South corridor (the Baltic region-Russia-Caucasus-Iran-the Gulf-Indian Ocean- Mumbai).
"This strategy is radically in conflict with the East-West logistics the West advanced in the early 1990s to ensure Europe-Caucasus-Asia communication bypassing Russia. "The Zangezur corridor is part of this strategy," the expert said.