US Proposal to Lease South Caucasus Land Corridor Draws Mixed Reactions

The so-called Zangezur Corridor would link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave via Armenia, Baku’s historical foe in the region.
US Proposal to Lease South Caucasus Land Corridor Draws Mixed Reactions
View of the Caspian Sea from Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, on Nov. 10, 2024. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Speculation has mounted in recent weeks about a proposed transit corridor that would link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenia’s southern Syunik province.

There have also been signs that Washington seeks to play a role in the transit scheme, which Azerbaijan and its ally, Turkey, refer to as the “Zangezur Corridor.”