Pashinyan rebukes Aliyev for labeling the Trump Route as the 'Zangezur corridor'
In a significant development at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticized Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for using the term 'Zangezur corridor' when referring to the Trump Route.
Pashinyan's comments were directed towards the other attendees of the SCO summit. He stated that the use of the term 'Zangezur corridor' by Aliyev is not perceived in the same logic as agreed in Washington. This disagreement stems from the unprecedented summit in Washington on 8 August between Pashinyan, Aliyev, and US President Donald Trump, where the agreement on the Trump Route, also known as the International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), was reached.
The Trump Route is a plan for regional transit and infrastructure links to be managed by a yet-unnamed US company. The origin of the TRIPP can be traced back to the Crossroads of Peace project, proposed by the Armenian government in October 2023.
Pashinyan believes that the use of the clarified, agreed terminology for the Trump Route will contribute to a constructive atmosphere and the implementation of further work. However, Aliyev and Turkish officials tend to use both terms interchangeably, which has led to this recent disagreement.
Armenia has rejected the wording of the term 'Zangezur corridor' pushed by Azerbaijan, suggesting it implies a territorial claim against Armenia. In his speech at the SCO summit, Pashinyan noted that this use of the term could potentially jeopardize the peace and stability in the region.
The joint declaration between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the US, signed on 8 August in the US, agreed on certain terminology for the Trump Route. The details of the US company tasked with managing regional transit and infrastructure connections according to the Trump Route plan are not explicitly named in the available search results.
The joint seven-point declaration between the three leaders was outlined in the agreement on the Trump Route. The declaration aims to promote peace, stability, and economic development in the region.
Aliyev, in his response during the same meeting at the SCO summit, stated that the Zangezur corridor will soon become an important segment of the Middle Corridor and the North-South Corridor. It remains to be seen how this disagreement over terminology will affect the implementation of the Trump Route and the broader regional cooperation efforts.
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