NA Member: The US is a friendly country for Armenia, and Russia is an  ally. However, the issue doesn`t lie with them, but rather with the  Armenian authorities

ArmInfo. The US is a friendly country for Armenia, and Russia is an ally. However, the issue doesn't lie  with them, but rather with the Armenian authorities. Tigran Abrahamyan, NA member from the opposition faction "I Have Honor," wrote in a post  on his Facebook page while commenting on  Yerevan's intentions to outsource a corridor through the country's  territory.

According to the oppositionist, when the issue of the corridor's  logic was brought up in foreign policy discussions, 3-4 options were  considered. For example, the Meghri route has an anti-Iranian focus,  with Israel and the US  being the main  proponents of its use.

"But in geopolitical terms, the basis of all these discussions about  regional unblocking is the removal of Russia from the region. This  situation has led to a sharp confrontation between the West and  Russia in Armenia. The country's authorities are trying to  misrepresent the topic,  by saying  that the opposition to the  government's initiative stems from concerns  that the corridor will  be controlled not by Russia, but, for example, by the United States.  Regardless of the  viewpoints, the real issue lies not in choosing  different geopolitical centers, but in upholding the sovereignty and  jurisdiction of the Republic of Armenia," the parliamentarian noted.