Armenia: Yerevan Rejects Washington’s Proposal to Lease Zangazur
According to the English service of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and APA, Arman Yeghoyan, a member of armenia’s parliament from the ruling Civil Contract party, stated that yerevan declined Washington’s proposal to lease the Zangazur corridor.
The Armenian parliamentarian confirmed that Armenia rejected the U.S. offer to lease the corridor for 100 years. he said the Armenian goverment views this proposal as a threat to its national sovereignty.
Yeghoyan added that Yerevan has agreed to discuss unblocking communications in the region within a framework consistent with principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, and territorial integrity.
Earlier, Armenia’s government press service branded a report by Spanish media outlet Periodista Digital as “the epitome of deceptive propaganda.” The Spanish publication had claimed there was an agreement between Yerevan, Baku, and Washington on an understanding concerning the Zangazur corridor.
The report alleged that under this agreement, a 42-kilometer corridor passing through Armenia’s Syunik region would be established. It further claimed control over this project would be handed over to a private company linked to the U.S., with Washington deploying 1,000 military personnel there.
