Ruling party MPs reject corridor claims as false

PanARMENIAN.Net - Hripsime Grigoryan, a member of the Civil Contract faction in Armenia’s National Assembly, stated on Facebook that circulating claims about a “corridor” arrangement do not reflect reality.

“It is a lie, a falsification, and manipulation to say that Armenia has agreed or will agree to any ‘corridor’ solution. The truth is this: Armenia will reach an agreement based on principles we have consistently stated publicly — sovereignty, territorial integrity, jurisdiction, and unblocking on the principle of reciprocity.

That means any infrastructure crossing Armenian territory will operate under Armenia’s legislation. Reciprocity also means that if roads are opened for Azerbaijan, they must also be opened for Armenia.

I stress that all roads and other infrastructure passing through Armenian territory will remain under Armenia’s jurisdiction, fully in accordance with Armenian law. Anyone claiming otherwise is either uninformed or working against Armenia. There is no third option,” she wrote.

Fellow Civil Contract MP Sona Ghazaryan added that their clearly defined red lines on unblocking remain unchanged.

“It is obvious that the opposition’s attempts to demonize peace and unblocking of infrastructure are futile. Citizens of Armenia know that we will not abandon our red lines — maintaining sovereignty and territorial integrity, preserving jurisdiction and reciprocity. What the ruling majority, led by the Prime Minister, has asserted remains in force to this day.

Attempts by opposition figures to gamble on lies and human suffering are simply efforts to raise their own value and secure a place on Russian oligarchs’ pre-election lists. Pay them no attention,” she said.

On August 8, U.S. President Donald Trump will host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House. Separate meetings will be followed by a trilateral session. Trump has announced that Pashinyan and Aliyev will formally sign a peace agreement, along with other documents.