Pashinyan responds to Azerbaijani President`s statements about   corridor through Syunik

ArmInfo.The wording used by the President of Azerbaijan regarding the unblocking of regional communication routes is not perceived by us in the logic that we  agreed on in Washington, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Chinese city of Tianjin during his speech at the  summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in response to Ilham Aliyev's remarks regarding the route through Syunik referring to it  as the "Zangezur corridor". 

As reported by the press service of the Armenian government,  Pashinyan recalled that on August 8 in Washington, with the support  of US President Donald Trump, he and the President of Azerbaijan  adopted the Declaration of Peace, and an agreement on peace and  interstate relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic  of Azerbaijan was initialed. According to him, peace has been  established between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Pashinyan assured that  this is a historic turning point that will have a much broader  regional impact. The head of the Armenian government emphasized that  Yerevan is currently discussing with Baku the issue of opening  transport communications between the two countries based on the  principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty and jurisdiction.

 "These efforts will include unhindered communication between the  main part of Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan through the territory of  Armenia "with mutual benefit for the Republic of Armenia in terms of  international and domestic communication." 

I would like to emphasize that the Declaration adopted by the leaders  of Armenia and Azerbaijan also agreed on certain terminology, and I  believe that the use of this clarified, agreed terminology will  contribute to a constructive atmosphere and the implementation of  further work. I would also like to inform our partners that, in  particular, the wording used by the President of Azerbaijan is not  perceived by us in the logic that we agreed on in Washington,  especially given that within the framework of these agreements, the  Republic of Armenia and the United States of America will implement a  communications investment program called "Trump Route for  International Peace and Prosperity."

 This program stems from the "Crossroads of Peace" project of the  Republic of Armenia, on which the Republic of Armenia and the United  States signed a bilateral memorandum to develop this project and  invest in this project. I want to reaffirm that the Republic of  Armenia is committed to the agreements reached and we are determined  to implement these agreements as soon as possible. And as a result of  all this, not only will communication between Armenia and Azerbaijan  be opened for domestic, bilateral and international communication,  but also new logistical opportunities will be created for all member  states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, including our and  Azerbaijan's immediate neighbors," he added.

In his speech, Pashinyan also called appreciable the concept of the  Global Governance Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi  Jinping, especially in the context of the importance of preserving  and strengthening the multiplex system based on the UN Charter and  its fundamental principles. According to him, Armenia supports this  initiative of Xi Jinping.

"As the host and chair of the "COP17" Conference of the Parties to  the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2026, Armenia will make  every effort to contribute to the advancement of the conventions,  their protocols and the goals of the global framework.  Armenia  attaches importance to cooperation within multilateral platforms as  an important tool for promoting multi-layered dialogue, tolerance,  mutual understanding, protection of human rights and cooperation, and  we hope that through joint efforts we can contribute to strengthening  mutual understanding and solidarity not only at the regional but also  at the international level," he noted.

In conclusion, Pashinyan expressed satisfaction with the level of  Armenian-Chinese relations, noting that he and President Xi Jinping  adopted a statement recording that the cooperation between Armenia  and China has developed and reached the level of strategic  partnership, and he is confident that on that basis the relations  between the two countries will develop even further in the future.