Ter-Petrosyan: Use "Transport Hub," Not "Zangezur Corridor"

Armenia's First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, in response to a question from iLur on how he envisions the resolution of the "Zangezur corridor" issue, answered:

"Let me state at once that I would avoid using the term 'Zangezur corridor,' as it creates certain fears in the active layers of our society. Therefore, I believe it is more correct to use the term 'Zangezur transport hub' instead.

The control of the Zangezur transport hub should, naturally, by the force of sovereign right, be exercised exclusively by Armenia.

As for the political and economic objectives of other interested states, I am convinced that Armenia is capable of guaranteeing their uninterrupted operation, in accordance with the requirements of international law.

In this matter, Armenia, willingly or unwillingly, expects the active cooperation of its strategic partners: Russia, the USA, and Iran, despite the obvious disagreements existing between them.

Contradictions between great powers are, as a rule, resolved more easily than between small countries, which is explained by the maturity of the great powers.

This is evidenced, in particular, by the overcoming of the Caribbean (1962) and Damansky (1969) crises, the arms reduction agreements concluded from time to time between them in parallel with the competition of the superpowers, their mutually agreed solutions in the case of proxy wars, etc."