BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30. The opening of the Zangezur corridor will serve as a confidence-building measure between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbayov said at an online seminar at Washington's Hudson Institute, Trend reports.
“For us, I think, if we are talking about long-term, sustainable, and irreversible peace, the opening of the Zangezur transport link is one of those immediate results of peace that can be to the benefit not only of Azerbaijan but even more to the benefit of Armenia. Because, as you know, because of the occupation of Azerbaijani lands for almost three decades, Armenia has been completely isolated in the region. It was deprived of participation in any economic projects in the South Caucasus,” he said.
Amirbayov noted that, in fact, it can turn the situation around.
“This could change the rules of the game for the entire region. It's a win-win project. In addition to that, we hear a lot of talk from the Armenian government about the famous Crossroads of the World project. I think the only way to implement this is to allow Armenia to open two of its four borders, which are closed. The restoration of the Zangezur corridor can serve as a confidence-building measure between the two countries, as it will increase their interdependence to a certain extent,” he added.
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