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Kamal Aliyev: Zangezur must be peace bridge,not war reason

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Actually,the main disagreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is Zangezur issue.Azerbaijani side is eager to connect Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with its mainland.Due to this event,both countries are focusing on this problem as possible as they can.
So,Zangezur corridor is more important than the delimitation and demarcation issue.
It is clear that Azerbaijan recognizes officially Zangezur as a part of Armenia.The most important thing is that Zangezur(Syunik) is a internationally recognized territory of the republic of Azerbaijan.It does mean that if Azerbaijan invades Zangezur,it will be accepted as a violation of a sovereign territory.
Unfortunately,a few media outlets in the West such as “Politico” has informed that the U.S has got information about Azerbaijan´s invasion against Armenia in coming weeks.
However,this claim had been already denied by Azerbaijan.I assume that at the present moment Baku does not have such kind of plan or plans.But some groups in the Western countries having connections with Armenian diaspora propagandize this issue.We are able to suppose that these groups have got interests on this predicament or they are not for permanent peace in the South Caucasus.

As I mentioned above,right now Baku accepts the sovereign territory of Armenia.But the main disagreement on this issue is that how the safety of traffic on the Zangezur corridor will be ensured…
So,Azerbaijan firstly needs reliable guarantees for the safety of passengers who takes a train from Azerbaijan direct to Nakhchivan or visa versa.In order to accomplish this project Armenia must take steps,otherwise Baku has got another alternative through Iran.
We comprehend that Armenia needs also Zangezur corridor to be realized.
Let us imagine that Zangezur corridor has been realized,it will likely help Armenia to resolve its problems with Turkiye as well.For the next step Armenia will be able to use Turkish ports as well as to establish diplomatic relations with Ankara.The West is also interested in Turkish-Armanian relations.
From this point of view,Armenian side must not postpone this project.If Armenian government suspends this project,Azerbaijan will consider the suitable variant through the territory of Iran.
In this context,both Baku and Tehran posses a decision on this issue.To my way of thinking,Baku and Yerevan should begin soon the negotiation process in order to achieve this goal.
As I see,both Azerbaijan and Armenia have got political will to solve this problem.And I find this the most important thing on the way to final peace agreement.To solve the Karabakh problem peacefully and politically we have got a great opportunity in this moment of the history.Of course,we should not dismiss this chance for our future generations.

Kamal Aliyev-The chairman of “Peace”Research Institute

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