{"id":338717,"date":"2025-05-29T15:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=338717"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:09:29","slug":"zangezur-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/zangezur-corridor\/","title":{"rendered":"Zangezur Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Zangezur Corridor is in focus after Armenia\u2019s Security Council Secretary visited New Delhi and held talks with India\u2019s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval. <strong>Zangezur Corridor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About Zangezur Corridor<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdni0.trtworld.com\/w960\/q75\/134883_TurkeyAzerbaijanroutethroughZangezurCorridor20220101_1656496991301.png?resize=427%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What is the Zangezur Corridor and why does it matter to Eurasia?\" width=\"427\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: trtworld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Zangezur Corridor is a planned transport route that connects <\/span><b>Azerbaijan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to its <\/span><b>Nakhchivan region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by passing through the southern part of <\/span><b>Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will link <\/span><b>Azerbaijan\u2019s capital Baku<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>Kars in T\u00fcrkiye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, going through Armenia near the <\/span><b>Iranian border<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The corridor includes railways and highways that were originally built during the <\/span><b>Soviet Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> period but were later destroyed due to war.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This corridor will help <\/span><b>Azerbaijan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reach its Nakhchivan region without needing to go through <\/span><b>Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>checkpoints controlled by Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will allow smooth movement of <\/span><b>goods, people, and vehicles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also part of a larger project that connects <\/span><b>Europe to Central Asia and China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through road and railway networks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India&#8217;s Strategic Concerns:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has invested heavily in the <\/span><b>Chabahar Port in Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in <\/span><b>Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This gives India a <\/span><b>multimodal route<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (sea + land) to reach the <\/span><b>Black Sea and Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>bypassing Pakistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Suez Canal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Zangezur Corridor opens <\/span><b>without Armenian control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it may cut off <\/span><b>Iran\u2019s access to Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in turn, India\u2019s land route to <\/span><b>Europe through Armenia and Georgia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Zangezur Corridor is in focus after Armenia\u2019s Security Council Secretary visited New Delhi and held talks with India\u2019s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval. Zangezur Corridor About Zangezur Corridor The Zangezur Corridor is a planned transport route that connects Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan region by passing through the southern part of Armenia. 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