Friday, October 1 2021 22:38

ArmInfo. Turkish "corridor" conversations, which are becoming more frequent in the context of the Syunik region of Armenia, are nothing more than another manifestation  of the hybrid war that has long been waged in the South Caucasus and  neighboring regions. A similar opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by  the chairman of the "Republic" party, former prime minister of  Armenia Aram Sargsyan.

"This is more than obvious. It should be noted that one of the most  serious weapons of hybrid wars is precisely public phobias. Because  it is through and on the basis, of such  phobias, that their  initiators manage to create instability in the target countries.  Armenia can acquire real sovereignty only when we finally begin to  discuss, understand and believe first of all in the Armenian  interests, and only then the interests of others. When we stop  believing the phobias imposed on us from the outside and begin to  believe in our own mind and strength, "he stressed.

Noting that Turkey must and will ask and demand a corridor through  Armenia, Sargsyan stressed the inconsistency of Ankara's requirements  with the current geopolitical situation and the regional balance of  power. In this light, he noted that both the collective West and Iran  are against  the emergence of a Moscow-controlled corridor. And the  corridor controlled by the West is opposed by Russia, Iran and China.

To these realities, in the politician's opinion, it is necessary to  add the absence of any mention of the corridors in the trilateral  statement of November 9, 2020. And of course, quite logical, in this  light, the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia Pashinyan about  the absence of any discussions of the corridor in the past and the  preconditions for its discussion in the future.

"The conclusion is obvious - today there is no opportunity to lay a  corridor due to completely opposite approaches and interests of the  main geopolitical players. Against such a background, Erdogan has the  only way to seize the corridor with weapons. This will nullify the  authority of Russia and Iran, and not only in the South Caucasus.   Accordingly, such actions of Turkey may turn into a serious,  large-scale war, which neither NATO, nor the United States, nor  Israel need. In this light, I assess the possibility of a Turkish  attack on Armenia alone as extremely low, "the politician summed up.