
ArmInfo. With the declaration signed in Washington between Armenia and Azerbaijan with the mediation of the United States, the Armenian side fully accepted all of Azerbaijan's demands, but without Artsakh and without the Lachin corridor. This was written on his Facebook page by the leader of the Bright Armenia party, former Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan.
He drew attention to the fact that in order to justify their actions, the authorities are trying in every possible way to convince the people that Azerbaijan had previously demanded an extraterritorial corridor from Armenia, which they did not provide. As an example, he cited the statement of the Chairman of the Armenian Parliament Ruben Rubinyan, who, in particular, noted: "There will be no extraterritorial corridor, and this is the end of the matter. Until now, when Azerbaijan said "corridor", it meant an extraterritorial corridor, and when US President Donald Trump said "corridor", he meant something else. A declaration has been signed that excludes the existence of an extraterritorial corridor."
In this vein, Marukyan recalled that when the Armenian authorities spoke out against the corridor logic, Russian officials (Russian officials did not say this - ed.) and Azerbaijani officials responded that within the framework of the agreements reached, the issue of sovereignty or territorial integrity no longer existed. As the party leader explained, Azerbaijan's position was that there should be a "corridor" on the recognized territory of Armenia, but without Armenian control over this communication, and those who pass through it should have nothing to do with Armenian services and Armenian border guards.
"This is another lie that the authorities are presenting to our people. In Washington, the authorities gave everything that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev demanded, just without Artsakh, without the Lachin corridor and absolutely without any control, with cold calculation, without demanding anything in return and with only one goal - to try to get re-elected in 2026. But there will be no "corridor", and you will not be re-elected," Marukyan summed up.
On August 8, a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan was held at the White House. During this meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint declaration aimed at resolving the conflict between Yerevan and Baku. Meanwhile, independent experts are inclined to believe that the "Trump Bridge" is nothing more than a simple replacement name for the so-called "Zangezur Corridor", which will threaten the Syunik region of Armenia and the territorial integrity of the country.