US Offers To Lease Zangezur Corridor For 100 Years To ‘resolve’ Armenian-azeri Tensions
US Offers To Lease Zangezur Corridor For 100 Years To ‘resolve’ Armenian–azeri Tensions
Azerbaijan insists on controlling the 32-kilometer road inside Armenian territory as part of a peace deal
The US has proposed assuming control over the contentious Zangezur Corridor – a planned 32-kilometer transportation route connecting Azerbaijan’s mainland to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenia’s southern Syunik province – in an effort to advance stalled peace talks between Yerevan and Baku.
Speaking at a press briefing in New York, Tom Barrack, the US envoy to Turkiye, said the issue of the corridor has become a major obstacle to lasting peace in the South Caucasus. “They are arguing over 32 kilometers of road, but this is no trivial matter. It has dragged on for a decade,” Barrack remarked.
To break the impasse, the US has offered to manage the corridor via a private US commercial operator that allegedly would serve as a neutral guarantor, ensuring fair and secure access to both nations.
“So what happens is that America steps in and says: ‘Okay, we’ll take it over. Give us the 32 kilometers of road on a hundred-year lease, and you can all share it,’” Barrack went on to say.
According to a regional source cited by Middle East Eye (MEE), the idea of a private company overseeing the corridor was first floated by Turkiye. Turkish officials see Armenia as a crucial part of the so-called Middle Corridor – a trade route connecting Turkiye with Central Asia.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
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