ArmInfo.Since the Lachin corridor is a guarantee against Artsakh's surrender to Azerbaijan, retaining it, especially de jure, is an urgent priority for  Armenians, political analyst Saro Saroyan said in an interview with  ArmInfo. 

"Since law is at the head of everything, retaining Berdzor, Aghavno  and Sus means not only retaining the settlements in question, but  also the right to return the other occupied territories of Artsakh.  The Lachin corridor is a factor facilitating the solution of the  security problems of Armenia and Artsakh. It is a pivot of our  security, and Baku will start pushing ahead with the 'Zangezur  corridor' immediately after getting it," he said. 

Following this logic, Baku is disregarding the November 9 statement,  which clearly shows the Lachin corridor under the Russian mandate.  However, Russia is playing into Azerbaijan's hands by turning a blind  eye to Ilham Aliyev's regular promises to "clear Azerbaijan's  sovereign territory of Armenian terrorists."

Such actions are laying the legal basis for Azerbaijan's aggression  against Armenia immediately after "liberating" the Lachin corridor.  And should Azerbaijan succeed, Lachin will prove to be an opportunity  for Baku's actions posing an existential threat to Armenian  statehood. 

"In this respect, the behavior of Nikol Pashinyan's government  appears treacherous – the country is not at all getting ready to  repel such an aggression, along with attempts to terrorize Armenia's  population, with all the ensuring consequences," he said. 

The Armenian people is the only factor capable of preventing the  enactment of this scenario. Armenia has enough sensible and  strong-willed people. The problem is the authorities, primarily the  army's top brass, who are serving foreign forces' interests, Mr  Saroyan said.