ArmInfo. Yerevan neither verbally nor in writing assumed the obligation to open a corridor through its territory, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan once again stated at a meeting of the country's Cabinet of Ministers on July 6. Pashinyan pointed out that Baku continues to accuse Yerevan of failing to comply with some agreements on ensuring transport communications across its territory, "while making some doubtful corridor comments." "We have to repeat that Armenia has never, either verbally or in writing, assumed corridor obligations, and will never accept such interpretations," Pashinyan emphasized. According to him, everyone can verify this by reading the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020.
As the prime minister recalled, Armenia has repeatedly stated that it is ready to restore regional communications while maintaining the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction and reciprocity. A draft government decree on the opening of three checkpoints on the border with Azerbaijan has long been put into official circulation. "This resolution is not adopted due to the destructive approach of Azerbaijan, which has not even started a similar process, since it has not yet abandoned the 30-year policy of blockade of Armenia," Pashinyan said.
Azerbaijan also continues to accuse the Armenian side of mining territories, although, the head of the Cabinet noted, that the International Court of Justice on February 22 refuted these accusations. In addition, Armenia, in order to show the sincerity and determination of its intentions to resolve relations, in the past handed over to Azerbaijan maps of minefields of all territories under Azerbaijani control. With the help of these maps, Azerbaijan is carrying out large-scale demining activities. Meanwhile, Baku has not taken any retaliatory measures to improve relations with Armenia and continues to hold Armenian prisoners, turning them into an object of political bargaining, Nikol Pashinyan said.