BAKU: Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to remove a controversial provision regarding transport links from their ongoing peace negotiations, according to Elchin Amirbayov, Azerbaijan’s special envoy for special assignments.
Speaking to Radio Free Europe, Amirbayov stated that this decision was made to expedite the signing of a peace agreement between the two countries.
He noted that after the peace deal is signed, both sides could continue discussions to establish an acceptable arrangement for transportation between Azerbaijan and its autonomous exclave, Nakhchivan.
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Ani Badalyan, confirmed the agreement, emphasizing that the removal of this provision was reached with mutual consent. She added that opening transport links remains a key component of Armenia’s agenda for peace and economic development.
The issue of transport links, particularly the Zangezur corridor—a land route connecting Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan—has been a major point of contention in the negotiations.
Azerbaijan argues that its citizens and cargo traveling through Armenia to Nakhchivan should face no restrictions, while Armenia insists that such passages must comply with its national laws.
