Azerbaijani president`s statement on `Zangezur Corridor` in no way  applies to Armenia`s territory - RA premier`s spokesperson

ArmInfo.Yerevan insists that the Azerbaijani President's statement about the so-called "Zangezur Corridor" in no way applies to the territory of the Republic of  Armenia. This was stated by Nazeli Baghdasaryan, press secretary for  the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, in response to a  written inquiry from the state news agency "Armenpress."

It should be noted that today, speaking at the 12th Summit of the  Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States,  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that "another important  outcome of the Washington summit was the opening of the Zangezur  Corridor. The Zangezur Corridor is of great importance as a new  transport artery and a second route within both the Middle Corridor  and the North- South Corridor."

According to Baghdasaryan, the use of the term "Zangezur Corridor"  was discussed at a meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen on  October 2.

"Following the meeting between the Armenian Prime Minister and the  Azerbaijani President in Copenhagen, both sides published press  releases stating that they both acknowledge that the TRIPP project  applies to the territory of Armenia, and therefore, there are not and  cannot be any other projects on the territory of the Republic of  Armenia.

We confirm that the statement by the Azerbaijani President in no way  applies to the territory of the Republic of Armenia. Only the TRIPP  and "Crossroads of the World" projects are being implemented in the  Republic of Armenia, which is clearly enshrined in a number of  international documents," she said.

Meanwhile, recently, from the podium of the Armenian parliament,  Pashinyan suggested that by "Zangezur Corridor" the Azerbaijani  leadership means a road on its territory, specifically between the  cities of Horadiz and Zangelan. "Therefore, when they talk about the  'Zangezur Corridor,' you should know that they're not talking about  Armenia; they're talking about their own territory. Therefore, let's  consider this topic closed.  ... They're using the term 'Zangezur  Corridor.' Let them call it whatever they want; we have no problem,"  Pashinyan stated.