Former MP: For Armenia, the implementation the "Washington documents"  must still withstand the test of time

ArmInfo.  For Armenia, the process of implementing the "Washington documents" must still withstand the test of time. Gor Gevorgyan, former member of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling "Civil  Contract" faction, writes in his article.

He recalled that the United States supported a geopolitically  significant peace initiative for the second time.  The first instance  was in 1978, with the successful conclusion  of the Camp David  process , and now with the ongoing Armenian-Azerbaijani process. The  global goal of the Camp David process was to weaken the USSR's  influence in the Arab world, with Egypt being one of the influential  allies of official Moscow among  Arab countries. The "Zangezur  Corridor" is a small yet crucial component of the Trans-Caspian  routes. Its exploitation or opening would remove Russia and Iran from   the so-called "Great Game", moreover, by and large, it also poses  significant risks for the security of both countries. Additionally,  China, a major consumer of Iranian oil for years and a serious  competitor to the United States behind the "geopolitical scenes", is  also becoming an object of attacks. Energy resources are breathing  tubes for the gigantic Chinese economy. 

In addition to this, the implementation of the "Great Turan" project  is no less important. "Therefore, the central focus in the  "Washington documents" was on achieveing a trilateral agreement to  open the "Zangezur corridor". The Egyptian-Israeli and  Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement processes, from the point of view of  historical realities, have certain chronological, geopolitical,  situational and large-scale features and differences, including  personalities. For official Cairo, the "Camp David" process was  grounded in reality, where Egypt stood as an equal party to Israel,  with  its own agendas and even more. Alas, in our case it is obvious  that currently, according to the "Washington documents", the  Azerbaijani side holds an advantageous position on several important  issues. Furthermore, reaching an agreement on the opening of the  "Zangezur corridor" represents the realization of the centuries-old  Turkish dream, known as "Great Turan", which, regardless of its  economic benefits, can potentially become a geopolitical trap for the  Armenian side.

The "Zangezur corridor" and Syunik, which are part of the  geopolitical puzzle of the Trans-Caspian routes, have been and remain  the "Achilles heel" of the existential security of the Armenian  state. This is a historical fact. Moreover, there is a high  probability that Armenia may gradually find itself drawn into a  qualitatively new, tough regional competition surrounding the very  agenda of exploiting the "Zangezur corridor". It would be unwise to  forget that Russia and Iran continue to play a role in the balance of  power in the South Caucasus. Their conditional silence doesn't  indicate their absence. 

Therefore, for Armenia, the process of implementing the "Washington  documents" must still withstand the test of time. If the United  States has taken up this peace process, then the first condition  should be a statement on security guarantees for Armenia. In this  regard, the United States has so far managed to guarantee peace  between Egypt and Israel, so Trump still has work to do on in this  direction, and more. By the way, paragraph 9 of the trilateral  statement from  November 9, 2020 has not been canceled and is still  hanging in the air. Yesterday was history, today Armenia has already  stepped on the threshold of new realities, and tomorrow it be our  doorsteps. This is not the time for complaints and retreats. Armenia  needs a new political force, a qualitatively new process. What is  happening today is yesterday's, belated imperative. It is necessary  to rethink the current realities, reassess the priority of Armenia's  interests and try to achieve real peace, relying on guarantees of  ensuring our territorial integrity and sovereignty," the former  member of the RA National Assembly emphasized.