No project entitled `Zangezur Corridor` in Armenia`s foreign  territory - RA Deputy FM

ArmInfo. There is no project called the "Zangezur Corridor" on the sovereign territory of Armenia, including a communications project, and there cannot be one. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan stated this during a briefing  on October 9.

"What the Azerbaijani authorities call the communications project  through their territory is their business," the deputy minister said.

When asked by journalists to provide guarantees that a peace treaty  with the Azerbaijani side would ultimately be signed, Kostanyan noted  that he could not provide them on behalf of Azerbaijan. However, he  noted that the statements made at the White House in August indicate  that the region is entering an era of peace and stability. "We hope  and are confident that the process will have a positive outcome. And  we positively assess the momentum we see after the meeting at the  White House," the deputy minister said.

When asked when the peace treaty would be signed, Kostanyan noted  that the Armenian side is continuing to work towards this goal. He  noted that Armenia has once again confirmed its readiness to sign and  ratify the document. At the same time, Kostanyan noted that work is  currently underway to unblock communications with American partners.  "Discussions are currently underway; if we reach a concrete  milestone, the public will be informed," he said.

As a reminder, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint declaration on  achieving peace between the two countries in Washington, following a  trilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump.

It is noted that the declaration by the leaders of Armenia and  Azerbaijan following the White House meeting emphasizes the need to  continue further efforts to achieve the signing and final  ratification of the agreement. The parties also reaffirmed the  importance of opening communications between the two countries for  domestic, bilateral, and international transport to promote peace,  stability, and prosperity in the region and its neighbors based on  respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and jurisdiction  of states. These efforts include opening a direct link between the  mainland of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic via  Armenia.

"Armenia will cooperate with the United States and jointly identified  third parties to develop a framework for the Trump International  Route for Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) connectivity project in  Armenia. We reaffirm our commitment to continue our efforts in good  faith to achieve this goal as soon as possible," the declaration  states.

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." In this  regard, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of  the Republic of Armenia, noted that the use of the term "Zangezur  Corridor" was discussed at the October 2 meeting between Prime  Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of  Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen.

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