2024-07-30 23:23:19
The opening of the Zangezur corridor will serve as a measure of confidence-building between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
As reported by Day.Az on Tuesday, this was stated by the Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbekov, speaking at an online seminar at the Hudson Institute in Washington.
“For us, I think, if we talk about long-term, sustainable and irreversible peace, the opening of the Zangezuz transport link is one of those immediate results of peace that can benefit not only Azerbaijan, but even more so Armenia. Because, as you know, due to the occupation of Azerbaijani lands for almost three decades, Armenia was completely isolated in the region. It was deprived of participation in any economic projects in the South Caucasus,” he said.
Amirbekov noted that, in fact, this could change the situation.
“This could be a game changer for the entire region. It is a win-win project. On top of that, we hear a lot of talk from the Armenian government about the famous crossroads of peace project. I think the only way to implement this is to allow Armenia to open two of its four borders that are closed. Restoring the Zangezur corridor could serve as a confidence-building measure between the two countries, as it would increase their interdependence to a certain extent,” he added.