The so-called Zangezur corridor has never been discussed within the framework of the trilateral agreements between Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
“The Zangezur Corridor has never been discussed as part of the agreements that were made by President Putin, President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan on November 9 in 2020,” he said at a press briefing.
Speaking about unblocking regional connections, Lavrov said the three countries have decided during trilateral task force meetings that the countries will retain sovereignty and jurisdiction over routes which will be unblocked through their territory. This was agreed and discussed with Putin during his Yerevan visit for the CSTO summit, Lavrov said. Lavrov said the agreement wasn’t realized for unknown reasons.
According to him, there is no logic in Yerevan's proposal to provide transit through the territory of Armenia under the same conditions as transit through the territory of Iran.
"It's hardly appropriate to compare those routes. An agreement has been reached within the framework of the trilateral working group, in the case of unblocking all routes, the countries through whose territory any unblocked route passes will fully preserve their sovereignty and jurisdiction over them", said the Russian Foreign Minister.
