Armenia has Entered a Diplomatic Counteroffensive: What Russian Kommersant Reports

Armenia has begun unprecedented diplomatic activity, aiming to demonstrate that the history of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not over. This is reported by kommersant.ru.

One of the key steps in this direction was Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's visit to Moscow on October 12. The publication notes that according to its source in Armenian state structures, the leaders' discussions lasted about three hours, and the agenda included regional security issues against the backdrop of escalating relations between Iran and Azerbaijan, the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and the unblocking of transport communications within the frameworks of agreements made by the three countries' leaders on November 9, 2020, and January 11 of this year.

The article states, “Following negotiations with Vladimir Putin, Yerevan expects positive developments on issues concerning Armenia,” citing its source.

“After the recent early parliamentary elections, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense have started working actively. They aim to gain the support of Iran, India, and Russia regarding the creation of the North-South corridor, which serves as an alternative to the so-called Zangezur corridor proposed by Azerbaijan, aimed at establishing land communication between Azerbaijan's southern regions and the Nakhchivan enclave,” clarified the publication's source.

The source also emphasizes ties with Iran, which is “considered a partner in resisting Azerbaijan.” “Iran pursues a policy of good neighborliness in relations with its neighbors, while at the same time, it will never allow the deployment of terrorists along its borders,” the publication recalls the statement made in Yerevan by Iran's Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.

In an interview with Kommersant, Iran expert Vardan Voskanyan noted that Iran and Russia are among the few countries that have spoken about the presence of terrorists in Karabakh during the 44-day war, who participated in combat operations on the side of Azerbaijan. As the source points out, it is possible that the crisis arising in Iran-Azerbaijan relations will soon ease. In any case, the foreign ministers of the countries have already communicated and discussed the existing issues.