As a result of the formation of the new Armenia-Artsakh corridor, some territories under Azerbaijani control will come under Russian control, because the new corridor will also be under the control of the Russian peacekeeping mission. The office of the Artsakh president confirmed that news in response to the inquiry of Hetq.am.

Answering the question of whether, with the 5-kilometer-wide corridor, which is defined in the trilateral statement of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia on November 9, 2020, some areas under Azerbaijani control of the Kashatagh region will return and come under Russian control, the office of the Artsakh President answered:

“Of course. According to point 6 of the trilateral statement of November 2020, the Lachin Corridor (5 km wide), which will ensure the connection of Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia, remains under the control of the peacekeeping troops of the Russian Federation.”

According to the Artsakh president’s office, the new Lachin corridor will pass through Kashatagh and Shushi regions. 

“The section of the corridor in the Kashatagh region covers the territory of Maratuk, Melikahogh, Hunanavan, and Meghvadzor settlements. In the Shushi region, the road passes through Old Shen and Mets Shen communities and joins the existing Goris-Stepanakert highway in the area of ​​Tas Verst village.”

As for the news that the construction of a new road bypassing the city of Shushi is planned, it is stated that the Artsakh authorities are not aware of such discussions, and no changes are planned in the security arrangements of the Stepanakert-Shushi section of the Stepanakert-Goris highway.