Azerbaijan has returned to the only remaining agenda in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, the Syunik road. Mesrop Arakelyan

Now, the issue of the Syunik road hangs over Armenia, and although there is no international consensus, Russia and the West have a separate decision and process to resolve the issue. Moreover, the importance of removing the other party from the process has a large share in that process. Mesrop Arakelyan, co-founder of the "Aprelu Yerkir" party, wrote about this on his Facebook page.

"Starting in 2021 There is one issue on Armenia's foreign policy agenda: the implementation of point 9 of the November 9 announcement. All other issues, what happened in these two years, the events that will happen in the near future are its derivatives.

Nikol Pashinyan undertook the following: "The Republic of Armenia guarantees the safety of transport communication between the western regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan in order to organize the unhindered movement of citizens, vehicles and cargo in both directions. The control over transport communication is carried out by the bodies of the border guard service of the FSB of Russia.

As a result of this, the Lachin Corridor was closed, as a result of this, the power of Armenia turned towards the West, as a result of this, Armenian-Russian relations are strained day by day.

In return for the non-fulfillment of this point, the Armenian government was ready to completely hand over Artsakh, thereby trying to consider the November 9 statement closed.

As a result, Azerbaijan, withdrawing the issue of the Syunik road, carried out the complete depopulation of Artsakh under the international consensus and has now returned to the only remaining agenda in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, the Syunik road.

Should that road be given? Definitely not. How can this government not do that? Definitely not.

For many years, there was a main issue in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, around which an international consensus was formed. It was the return of five counties. And in fact, that was the only real agenda of Armenia's foreign and domestic politics, whether the five districts were to be returned or not. However, it did not become an agenda and as a result the international consensus ensured the return of the regions by military means.

Now, the issue of the Syunik road hangs over Armenia, and although there is no international consensus, Russia and the West have a separate decision and process to resolve the issue. Moreover, the importance of removing the other party from the process has a large share in that process.

As a result, Azerbaijan is in an advantageous position: it will get a way to Nakhichevan through either Russia or the West, already in the form of Turkey. At the same time, it continues to exert other pressures on Armenia in order to keep the conflict hot.

In the end, it is possible that due to the conflict between Russia and the West, the road issue will not be resolved for some time, which will one day form a "legitimate right" for Azerbaijan to resolve this issue on its own, as happened in the case of the five regions.

Armenia's latest attempt to provide a different solution to the issue is the "Crossroads of Peace", which, however, did not receive international consensus. As a result, Armenia is obliged to talk with everyone in order to form a new, pro-Armenian consensus around Armenia," he wrote.