Will Azerbaijan have control over the new Lachin road? |
On August 26 Azerbaijan Location of the army in the city of Lachin and surrounding villages, Russia moving the peacekeepers out of the corridor and onto the newly built road 10 before the deadline for one of the points contained in the tripartite statement signed in November execution is to be.
The agreement stated: “…with Khankendi along the Lachin corridor for three years Armenia A plan will be established for the construction of a new transport route that provides communication between and to protect this route later here Russia the peacekeeping contingent will be redeployed. Azerbaijan guarantees the safety of the movement of citizens, vehicles and goods along the Lachin corridor in both directions.”
Azerbaijan this way 1 year 10 built and put into use, the highway Armenia The 11.8-kilometer section (Tex-Kornidzor) is not ready, construction is ongoing. For this purpose Armenia government over 12 million dollars from the budget funds separated. According to the new agreement, Armenians will continue to use the Lachin corridor until the road is ready. But with one condition: you can’t park a car anywhere in the corridor.
Another success Azerbaijan was to achieve the release of Lachin by using the force factor along with diplomatic pressure. It is known that the other party did not want to leave the region on the grounds that the road was not built (the construction of the part of the road falling on the territory of Armenia was deliberately delayed – ed.) and that the 3-year period specified in the document had not expired. But all attempts of resistance were in vain and Azerbaijan achieved its wish.
Azerbaijani society welcomed the return of the city of Lachin, its corridor and the nearby villages of Sus and Zabukh with great joy. Holiday images reflecting the mood of army units entering Lachin in social networks being shared thousands of times also confirms it.
However, the society is looking for answers to some questions: How will control of Yeni Lachin road be implemented? Azerbaijan Will participation be ensured?
The leadership of Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated that whatever status will be given to the Lachin corridor, the same status should be given to the Zangezur corridor. But the problem did not go away. Azerbaijan is new way even if it is built and made available to Armenians, with the transport infrastructure that will ensure the connection in Zangezur political There is no such agreement. It is true that Azerbaijan itself is the iron directed to Zangezur way and is building the highway. But Armenia says that it will not be given any corridor in this matter Iran officially supports Yerevan. Russia Pashinyan although he intensified his pressure on the government, but there are no results. Pashinyan states that there is no problem for Azerbaijanis to go to Nakhchivan by passing through the territory of Armenia, but this will not happen through the Zangezur corridor.
The matter is quite complicated. It is interesting Baku what will he do? Will he retract his statement about Zangezur Corridor, take a waiting position, or not political border control on the new Lachin road according to statements and customs will post posts?
Recently, a statement was made by the Russian Embassy in Armenia that Armenians will go back and forth freely to Khankendi and back, just like in the Lachin corridor. Their security will be ensured by peacekeepers. Azerbaijan has not yet responded to this statement.
Security expert Inspiration In his comment to Pressklub.az, Ismayil said that Azerbaijan it is unlikely that the new Lachin will take control of the road anytime soon. According to him, Ilham Aliyev and does not assume that Pashinyan will discuss the Zangezur Corridor at the August 31 meeting in Brussels:
“If Armenia insists on the status of a road, not a corridor, will Azerbaijan be able to simultaneously declare the Lachin road as a road and break its border control? I believe that Russia will not allow this and will advise the parties to continue the Zangezur Corridor discussions for a long time. If there is no Azerbaijani border control on Yeni Lachin road, our prospect of subjugating Khankendi may take a long time. On the contrary, border control can speed up putting an end to the Karabakh conflict and peace between the two countries. Therefore, waiting for the opening of the Zangezur corridor means prolonging the peace process. The Armenians, who have delayed the construction of the part of the Yeni Lachin road belonging to Armenia, are not readying the Zangezur road soon. Azerbaijan should explain to the other side that the border post serves peace, and that the uncontrolled entry of terrorists and ideological provocateurs into our country poses a threat, therefore this part of the border should be opened at the initial stage. Russian peacekeepers should justify that joint control with contributes to future coexistence”.
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