New York, September 27, 2025
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan used his address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly to sharply criticize the use of the term “Zangezur Corridor” by Azerbaijan’s leadership, stressing that such language is not part of any agreements signed between Yerevan and Baku.
Pashinyan recalled that Armenia and Azerbaijan initialed a peace agreement in Washington on August 8, alongside a declaration co-signed with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and witnessed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Within those agreements, he insisted, there was no mention of a “Zangezur Corridor.”
“The President of Azerbaijan, with whom we adopted the Washington Declaration, has used the so-called ‘Zangezur Corridor’ expression several times since then, including from this rostrum,” Pashinyan said.
“Such an expression does not exist in the documents agreed upon in Washington, it has never been in the Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations or documents. I think it makes sense for my Azerbaijani counterpart to clarify what he means by using that expression, because in the Armenian reality it is perceived as a territorial claim on Armenia and is associated with conflict narrative.”
The Armenian leader went further, warning that the continued use of such language undermines public confidence in the peace process:
“In the documents of August 8, we agreed upon clear content and narrative, and it is not possible to understand casting doubt on commitment to those agreements in any way-through the narratives I mentioned and/or through other narratives expressed from this rostrum. Such narratives do not increase people’s faith in peace; nor do they stem from the atmosphere of peace and the agreements reached at the highest level.”
He called the phrase “irritating and negative,” urging the international community to recognize that it is perceived in Armenia as a direct challenge to its sovereignty.
“I invite the attention of the international community to the fact that the so-called ‘Zangezur Corridor’ and similar narratives do not stem from the agreements reached, have no connection with the agreements, have an irritating and negative impact, and are perceived as a territorial claim against a sovereign country, despite the agreements reached and declared.”
At the same time, Pashinyan underscored Armenia’s commitment to implementing the connectivity projects agreed to in Washington — known as the TRIPP Route – which will link Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory, while also boosting Armenia’s own international transport potential.
