ArmInfo.Turkey supports the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at a press conference after the first trilateral meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs and transport of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kazakhstan. At the same time, he added that they expect the opening of the "Zangezur corridor" (through the Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia, ed. note), which will provide communication with the western regions of Azerbaijan, in the shortest possible time.
According to him, the opening of communication through the Syunik region is very important from the point of view of the development of the countries of the region. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also stated this.
It should be noted that within the framework of the first trilateral meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs and transport of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kazakhstan in Baku, the Baku Declaration was signed.
According to the Baku Declaration, the ministers stressed the need for the full operation of the proposed new corridors. "Ministers expressed the need for the full exploitation of the newly proposed corridors, which will strengthen ties in the region, including the establishment of rail and road corridors, stated in the tripartite statements of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia dated November 9/10, 2020 and January 11, 2021. Ministers stated the importance of development corridor linking Eastern Zangezur and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic as a promising part of the Middle Corridor," the document cited by the Azerbaijani media says.
It should be noted that on January 11, talks between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan were held in Moscow. After the talks, the Russian leader announced the establishment of a working group, which will be headed by the vice-premiers of the three countries. The group deals with issues of unblocking economic, trade and transport links in the region, opening borders. On June 3, the 10th meeting of the trilateral working group under the joint chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia – Mher Grigoryan, Russia – Alexei Overchuk and Azerbaijan – Shahin Mustafayev was held. "Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan have brought their positions closer on border and other types of control, as well as on the safe passage of citizens, vehicles and goods on roads and railways through the territories of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The vice-premiers discussed possible routes for the passage of the highway, which provides transport links between the western regions of Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan through the territory of Armenia. The parties will continue to work on the implementation of the agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the unblocking of transport links in the region."
It is noteworthy that Turkey and Azerbaijan are trying to get a corridor road through the territory of Armenia. Meanwhile, official Yerevan has repeatedly stated that there can be no talk of a road "with corridor logic", this position was supported by Russia, which noted that the communication would function under Armenian sovereignty.