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

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.”