Ali Orudzhev: “Armenia accepted this as a condition, plus Russia has interests here”

Hidayat Rustamov, Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for the Operation and Repair of Highways, told the media that a draft of the Zangezur transport corridor is being prepared: “This corridor will provide an exit to Nakhchivan. Agband) with a length of 123.8 km. The length of the road is 123.8 km. will have 4-6 lanes. The road is being designed and built in parallel. The highway is expected to be completed in 2024. ”
It is interesting that the President of Armenia, politicians and the media in their statements decisively declare that there can be no question of opening the "Zangezur Transport Corridor". In fact, Nicole Pashinyan told the press yesterday that the agreement of November 10 does not stipulate any specific corridor, only the opening of communications, and all obligations under this article fall on Azerbaijan. In this case, on what basis does the President of Azerbaijan confidently declare that we will open the Zangezur corridor? As mentioned above, the construction of the Azerbaijani section of the road has already begun.
Commenting on this issue, political scientist Ali Orudzhev told us that the opening of the corridor was clearly reflected in the November 10 statement on the end of the 44-day war. The Russian president has repeatedly stated that this could have dire consequences for a country that violates the agreement. The corridor will be controlled by the Russian Federal Security Service. On the other hand, the corridor is in Russia's economic interests. “Part of the transport corridor is the exit to Europe.
At the same time, in Soviet times, before the conflict, the road to Nakhchivan passed through Zangezur, and Azerbaijan was the owner of this corridor. All this suggests that the opening of the Zangezur corridor is inevitable - both a railway and a road will open. Armenia can postpone it, but cannot stop it. "

Akif Nasirli