While Armenian premier considers `corridor` issue closed, Aliyev  continues to promote Azerbaijani narratives

ArmInfo.While Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan assures the Armenian people that the so-called "Zangezur Corridor" is no longer a topic, Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev continues to promote Azerbaijani narratives.  This was stated by Artur Khachatryan, a National Assembly member from  the opposition "Armenia" faction, at a briefing with journalists.

In this vein, the MP noted that not only Azerbaijani President Ilham  Aliyev, but also US President Donald Trump, now refers to Armenian  territory as a "corridor" in his statements. He expressed outrage  that the Armenian prime minister repeatedly presents the agreement  signed in Washington as an achievement by the authorities to  establish peace in the region.

Touching on the issue of unblocking communications in this context,  Khachatryan noted that the "Crossroads of Peace" project presented by  the Armenian government contradicts the agreement reached in  Washington, in particular the logic of Trump's route, which, in  essence, does not lift Armenia out of isolation. The opposition  leader expressed his conviction that the authorities are once again  misleading the Armenian population, convincing them that the ruling  regime has achieved peace.

"Meanwhile, we have repeatedly encountered situations where the Prime  Minister's statements have not coincided with the views and  statements of the President of Azerbaijan. In this context, the haste  with which the agreement was reached in Washington is completely  illogical," Khachatryan emphasized.

In particular, he noted that the Armenian authorities conceded on the  issue of unimpeded travel along the road and instead agreed to the  formulation "mutual benefit in the event of its opening."

In this regard, Khachatryan recalled that back in 2021, Pashinyan  proposed handing over the road to the American and Azerbaijani sides  for use, justifying this position by citing the possibility of  financial gain.  "That's what the phrase 'mutual benefit' means for  the Armenian side," Khachatryan explained.

As a reminder, the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and  Prosperity) project is a 42-kilometer road in southern Armenia that  will hand over its management to the United States for 99 years.  Experts believe this could significantly change the geopolitical  situation in the South Caucasus.