{"id":11492,"date":"2025-07-22T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/?p=11492"},"modified":"2025-09-26T23:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:16:51","slug":"u-s-interest-in-armenia-azerbaijan-transit-sparks-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onnik-krikorian.com\/new_site\/u-s-interest-in-armenia-azerbaijan-transit-sparks-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Interest in Armenia-Azerbaijan Transit Sparks Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Central Train Station, Yerevan, Armenia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2007<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in 31 years of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the situation feels more unpredictable than ever. In the past, there was a grim certainty that another war would erupt just as it did in September 2020 while peace, on the other hand, always seemed distant. In recent weeks, comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that it was almost a done deal simply solicited disagreement among analysts and political commentators. As if that wasn\u2019t confusion enough, and although both Baku and Yerevan have said that the 10 July meeting between the leaders in Abu Dhabi was constructive, another issue has emerged unexpectedly to distract and deflect attention.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">What began seemingly as speculation by a prominent U.S. think tank on 1 July now appears to be gaining traction. Washington might have proposed that an American company manage any<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">transit route from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan, running through Armenia, as envisaged by the November 2020 ceasefire statement<\/span><span lang=\"DE\" xml:lang=\"DE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The situation was further muddled by the article in question appearing more focused on the need for Washington to push Ankara to open its border in the north.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026] <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Despite high-level statements that peace has never been closer, there has still been almost no effort made to prepare the Armenian and Azerbaijani public for such an epoch-making settlement. People-to-people contact is virtually nonexistent, and positive media coverage by either side \u2013 or even internationally \u2013 is rare. With elections looming in Armenia, this will be particularly\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"IT\" xml:lang=\"IT\">important<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0for Pashinyan.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026] <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">As one Azerbaijani host remarked in a panel discussion with an Armenian analyst recently, while the <\/span><span lang=\"DE\" xml:lang=\"DE\">U.S. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">apparently speaks about the next 100 years, the South Caucasus doesn\u2019t know what even the next six months will bring. The way the apparent U.S. proposal was presented has only confused the situation further. Replete with denial after contradiction until semi-confirmation, nobody seems to know for sure. When asked about the proposal last week, a senior U.S. State Department official simply told media they should approach the White House.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The full piece is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/opinion\/us-interest-armenia-azerbaijan-transit-sparks-confusion\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;CONFLICT VOICES e-BOOKS&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/dsm_text_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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