Zangezur Corridor

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Armenia

Azerbaijan ‘drops demand for Zangezur Corridor’ from peace agreement

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Azerbaijan has reportedly agreed to withdraw their demand for a ‘Zangezur Corridor’ through southern Armenia from a peace agreement with Armenia, removing a major roadblock to the signing of a treaty. Elchin Amirbayov, Aliyev’s senior envoy for special assignments, told RFE/RL that Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed to put off the arrangement of the transportation routes. The Armenian Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. ‘On mutual agreement, we decided to take this para

Armenia

Armenia tense as Turkey and Azerbaijan renew ‘Zangezur corridor’ discussions

by Ismi Aghayev

•4 min read

After Azerbaijan and Turkey resumed discussions of the ‘Zangezur corridor’, Armenian officials have expressed their opposition to the proposal. The corridor is proposed to connect Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan through Armenian territory, with Azerbaijan demanding that such transport be exempted from any customs checks. It has been a consistent point of disagreement in Armenia–Azerbaijan peace negotiations. While it appeared in late 2023 that discussions of the corridor had been pu

Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Photo: Armenian Public Radio.

Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict

Yerevan denies agreeing to Russian control of Nakhchivan transport link

by Ani Avetisyan

•2 min read

Yerevan has denied claims by Baku that the two countries have agreed to allow Russian troops to control transport links connecting western Azerbaijan to the exclave of Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. On Saturday, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev stated that Russian border troops would man a proposed corridor and ‘ensure the unhindered movement of citizens, vehicles, and cargo’. Yerevan quickly dismissed Mustafayev’s comments, with Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigory

Armenia

No new agreements after Pashinyan and Aliyev argue in Moscow

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

A meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Moscow ended late on Thursday night with no new agreements signed, following a heated discussion between the two leaders at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. Pashinyan and Aliyev took part in a trilateral meeting mediated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as part of the 30th Supreme Eurasian Economic Council summit, following both individual meetings between the Russian pre

Iranian military drills near the border with Azerbaijan in October 2022. Photo: Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News

Azerbaijan–Iran conflict

‘Irrationality is subjective’: fears rise of conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan

by Ismi Aghayev

•8 min read

Long-simmering tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran have risen to a boil in recent months, with military drills on the border and escalating accusations. In the wake of an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran, some worry that those words could precede actions. On the morning of 27 January, a man ran into Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and opened fire. He killed the embassy’s head of security and injured two others before a member of staff wrestled con

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev recieves Iranian Minister of Urban Development and Roads Rostam Ghosemi in Baku. Official photo.

Armenia

Baku secures a corridor through Iran

by Ismi Aghayev

•2 min read

A newly announced transit route through Iran will connect western Azerbaijan with Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan. It will pass within 5 kilometres of Iran’s border with Armenia. On 11 March, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Iranian Minister of Urban Development and Roads Rostam Ghosemi in Baku. The two men signed a memorandum establishing a corridor connecting Azerbaijan’s region of East Zangezur to the exclave of Nakhchivan. In the essence, the agreement proposes the establ