By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Azemedia New Logo
  • Donation
  • Who we are
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • News
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Ecology
  • Culture
  • Diaspora
  • Interview
  • Science
  • Logistics-Transport
  • Gender
  • History
  • Defense
  • Karabakh
Aze.Media
Aa
Search
  • News
  • Economy
  • Ecology
  • Energy
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Gender
  • Interview
  • Science
  • Logistics-Transport
  • History
  • Defense
  • Karabakh
  • Diaspora
  • Who we are
Follow US
© 2021 Aze.Media – Daily Digest
Aze.Media > Opinion > Iran remains opposed to Azerbaijani corridor in Zengezur but pledges to help Armenia build one
Opinion

Iran remains opposed to Azerbaijani corridor in Zengezur but pledges to help Armenia build one

Tehran remains categorically against the opening of any corridor between Azerbaijan proper and Nakhichevan through the Zengezur corridor, but its pledge to help Armenia build a corridor between Armenia and Iran could unintentionally make progress on  the Azerbaijani one possible.

AzeMedia
By AzeMedia Published October 12, 2021 3 Min Read
610ced0411ec2610ced0411ec31628237060610ced0411ebf610ced0411ec1

That is because under the terms of the November and January declarations, both are to be reopened; but progress on the Azerbaijani one had been held hostage because while Baku has the money to build such a corridor on its own, Armenia doesn’t. And so Yerevan has been dragging its feet.

Now that Tehran has pledged to build a corridor between Armenia and Iran, the objections the Armenians have raised will fall away. And that means that either there is a chance that moves to open a corridor across Zengezur will take place or objections to that will have to be based on other, more openly geopolitical arguments.

Those are now being made. Ruben Safrastyan, director of Yerevan’s Institute of Oriental Studies, says that Tehran doesn’t want a Zengezur corridor ever to be reopened because in its view that would allow Turkey and Azerbaijan to threaten Iranian national interests (ru.armeniasputnik.am/20211007/kpp-na-zamke-kak-dalshe-zaydet-konfrontatsiya-irana-i-turtsii-34050161.html).

What Tehran wants, Vardan Voskanyan, an Iranian specialist at Yerevan State University says, is to prevent Azerbaijan and Turkey from gaining any ground with a corridor that might lead to a change in borders in the region and the construction instead of “a Caucasian corridor” linking Iran to the Black Sea “via only the territory of Armenia and Georgia” (verelq.am/ru/node/95614).

A second Armenian Iranist, Garik Misakyan, says that Tehran is concerned about the possibility of military moves in Zengezur by Turkey and Azerbaijan and sees the construction of an Iranian-financed route through that region as a good way of blocking it (verelq.am/ru/node/95639 and fondsk.ru/news/2021/10/09/iran-predlagaet-postroit-v-armenii-kavkazskij-koridor-54641.html).

To that end, it has sent a delegation to Yerevan to discuss how to proceed with such an Iranian-financed route and to respond to what can be expected to be a very negative response by Baku and Ankara (verelq.am/ru/node/95614).

Paul Goble

Window on Eurasia

You Might Also Like

OTS on track to become EU equivalent

What is the reason for tensions in US-Azerbaijan relations?

Pro-Armenian lobbyists enjoy la dolce vita while Armenia is looking for new “backers”

Focus on integration: SPECA platform with Turkic accent

London’s friendly attitude should serve as example for Paris and Washington

AzeMedia October 12, 2021

New articles

Ots
OTS on track to become EU equivalent
Opinion November 30, 2023
Image 967934 11187414
Masdar’s 308MWp solar PV project in Azerbaijan begins operation
Energy November 30, 2023
Gaz3 2
Azerbaijan has sent more than 30 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe
Energy November 30, 2023
1681296348957
What is the reason for tensions in US-Azerbaijan relations?
Opinion November 29, 2023
Bildschirmfoto 2023 11 29 Um 13.34.33
Pro-Armenian lobbyists enjoy la dolce vita while Armenia is looking for new “backers”
Opinion November 29, 2023
Konfrans I Panel (1) (1)
The panel sessions were held within the international conference on “Qizilbash Heritage in Azerbaijan: in the footsteps of history”
History November 28, 2023
080423c8bd512aaac24e7d85c701d3359bae4b
Speaker of the Armenian Parliament: There is no longer a Karabakh issue, we support the integrity of Azerbaijan
News November 28, 2023
1585840780 3950057 1585840663 9313655406236125
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan called the ambassadors of the United States, Germany, and France on the carpet
News November 28, 2023
Flag,of,armenia,flag,of,azerbaijan,nagorno Karabakh,conflict
Azerbaijan and Armenia may sign a peace treaty by December 15, it was stated in Yerevan
News November 28, 2023
Alen Simonyan 07 04 23 1024x683
Alen Simonyan: Over time, if they wish, Azerbaijanis will be able to settle in Armenia
News November 28, 2023

You Might Also Like

Ots

OTS on track to become EU equivalent

November 30, 2023 14 Min Read
1681296348957

What is the reason for tensions in US-Azerbaijan relations?

November 29, 2023 11 Min Read
Bildschirmfoto 2023 11 29 Um 13.34.33

Pro-Armenian lobbyists enjoy la dolce vita while Armenia is looking for new “backers”

November 29, 2023 7 Min Read
17008201233937550695 1200x630

Focus on integration: SPECA platform with Turkic accent

November 26, 2023 14 Min Read
841b3b6652208e13ad7f66eeee526a14

London’s friendly attitude should serve as example for Paris and Washington

November 23, 2023 8 Min Read
6250447cab425d2e1c9fabfa Trilateral Meeting Pashinyan Michel Aliyev

Bridging the divide: The Armenia-Azerbaijan struggle for equitable peace

November 22, 2023 37 Min Read
1700662592722

Iraq-Azerbaijan ties will lead to connection with Gulf, Mideast nations

November 22, 2023 15 Min Read
Azerbaijan Flag 230921

Baku took away the West’s favorite toy

November 21, 2023 6 Min Read

Useful links

426082d1 A9e4 4ac5 95d4 4e84024eb314 Pojkz91103g6zqfh8kiacu662b2tn9znit7ssu9ekg
Ab65ed96 2f4a 4220 91ac F70a6daaf659 Pojkz67iflcc0wjkp1aencvsa5gq06ogif9cd0dl34
96e40a2b 5fed 4332 83c6 60e4a89fd4d0 Pojkz836t9ewo4gue23nscepgx7gfkvx6okbbkasqo
759bde00 A375 4fa1 Bedc F8e9580ceeca Pq8mvb9kwubqf6bcadpkq5mz16nayr162k3j2084cg
aze-media-logo-ag1

Aze.Media offers an independent and strategic insight on socio-cultural, political and economic life in Azerbaijan.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Cookies Policy

Email: editor@aze.media

© 2023 Aze.Media – Daily Digest

Removed from reading list

Undo
aze-media-logo1 aze-media-logo-ag1
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?