Why is Pashinyan doing the opposite? | – #Pashinyan
“The most in the opening of communications in the region Armenia it is interesting. Azerbaijan and Turkey does not need these roads more than Armenia. And they are trying to exaggerate the price of opening these roads.” Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan he said during his speech in the parliament.
According to him, Armenia Russia There is only one land connection with Upper Lars. This way also has problems that cannot be solved. “That’s why communications in the region, especially Armenia-Azerbaijan iron way and car The opening of the road will significantly increase our trade in AED (Eurasian Economic Union) and other directions”, – Pashinyan said.
“We have been under blockade for 30 years, and these roads are not for anyone but Armenia To Azerbaijanand because Turkey does not need it, we are most interested in it.
Turkey and Azerbaijan They want to force Armenia to implement what was not written in the November 9 Tripartite Statement,” he said, clearly pointing to the Zangezur corridor.
Pashinyan once again said that he will “Armenia within the framework of the legislation” way ready to open.
Pashinyan himself says that he needs these communications. The question is also obvious: after all, parallel railways and car the potential Zangezur corridor with roads is the communications that Armenia needs so much. But why does Yerevan resist their passage through its territory? After all, this is for Armenia to Russia (Azerbaijan passing through the main area) permanent iron way will have a route and, moreover, will open a railway route to Iran (via Nakhchivan). Why is Yerevan doing the opposite? According to the principle of extraterritoriality of the Zangezur corridor? But Yerevan is at the entrance of Lachin corridor from Armenia customs– if he declares that he is not against the installation of a border checkpoint, this problem can be solved.
Well-known foreign political scientists agreed to answer Pressklub.az’s questions.
Gela Vasadze, a leading expert of the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center (GSAC), believes that the importance of these transport corridors for Armenia should not be overstated or even exaggerated.
– It is about understanding the reality. Politics, economics, public opinion, etc. does not exist separately. In the imagination of Armenian society, Azerbaijan and Turkey They are enemy states that want to destroy Armenia. This has been instilled in the Armenian society for decades and a whole generation has grown up on it. But even in Maslow’s pyramid, security ranks higher than well-being or even satiety. Here is the simple answer to this complex question. There are no easy answers, though.
In fact, without a peace treaty, without the restoration of minimum trust between countries and peoples, the arguments that bring economic benefits are unlikely to play a decisive role. That is why it is so important to conclude a peace treaty, it is the first step towards everything.
Professor Alexander Rahr of WeltTrends International Policy Institute (Potsdam, Germany):
– The construction of diversified communication routes and transit infrastructure over the South Caucasus region should bring dividends to all participating countries, especially to Armenia. Armenia’s exit from the current isolation is beneficial. By passing through Azerbaijan in the future Turkey, Russia, Iran and, of course, having open borders for the transportation of goods to the east is also beneficial for Armenia. It’s logical, it’s real. China leads its Silk Road through the Caucasus to Europe. Europe The Union will build the Silk Road from west to east. Will it really be useful for Armenia to stay out of this?
The opening of the border with Turkey does not prevent Yerevan from building similar transport routes from north to south Russia with Iran will not prevent it from becoming a center of trade and energy communications between I am sure that the negotiations and agreements regarding the construction of these communication routes will bring peace to the land of the Caucasus.
Rauf Orujov
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