Thursday, October 7 2021 12:05

ArmInfo. A solution was found for the transit transportation of Iranian goods through the territory of Armenia, bypassing the Azerbaijani checkpoints. This is the  conclusion reached by Vardan Voskanyan, Head of the Department of  Iranian Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State  University (YSU).

"Judging by the recent tweet of Roads and Urban Development Minister  of Iran Rostam Ghasemi, solutions have been found for the  transportation of Iranian goods through the territory of Armenia,  bypassing the Azerbaijani bashi-bazouks, and in the near future the  regional transit maps will be completely changed," Voskanyan said.

According to him, it is noteworthy that, in fact, in response to  Baku-Ankara's dreams of the so-called "Zangezur Corridor", the  Iranian minister used the phrase "Caucasian Corridor" in his post,  which will ensure Iran's access to the Black Sea and Europe  exclusively through Armenia and Georgia.

"Without voicing a name, Rostam Ghasemi also warned the dictator in  Baku that no way will remain closed to Iran," the Iranologist summed  up.

It should be noted that the sticking point between Baku and Tehran  was the actions of the Azerbaijani security forces against Iranian  trucks on the Goris-Kapan road of the Syunik region of the Republic  of Armenia, 21 km of which were under the control of the Azerbaijani  side. So, since September of this year, the Azerbaijani side began to  stop Iranian trucks for the so-called customs inspection at the above  section and demand $ 200-400 from Iranian drivers for travel through  this section as a fee. Moreover, two Iranian drivers were detained  for allegedly delivering cargo to Nagorno-Karabakh.

In response to these actions by Baku, Iran announced the conduct of  large-scale military exercises near the borders with Azerbaijan,  where numerous forces were drawn. Moreover, after various unfriendly  statements and actions from Baku, Iran announced the closure of the  airspace for the Azerbaijani air force.  This was in response to the  closure in Baku of the office of Ojag Nejat, the representative of  the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

During his visit to Moscow, the Iranian Foreign Minister once again  stressed that Iran will not tolerate geopolitical changes in the  South Caucasus, as well as changes in the map of the region. He also  pointed out the inadmissibility of the involvement of extra-regional  forces in regional processes and the advancement of exorbitant  demands. Iran has declared the unacceptability of the presence of  terrorists and representatives of the Zionist regime at their  borders.