The chief executive made the remarks while addressing reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of his administration in the capital, Tehran, on Sunday.
“Regarding this corridor, I must say it is not what has been reported in an overstated manner in the news, and according to what the foreign minister has explained, the demands of the Islamic Republic have been met,” he said.
Speaking earlier, the top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, defined those demands as respect for regional countries’ sovereignty, respect for their territorial integrity, and opposition to any change in regional borders.
Araghchi had also said the issue of the “corridor” had been completely set aside, noting that the matter at hand rather concerned potential construction of a transit road under Armenian sovereignty and jurisdiction.
The official, however, had raised concerns about potential involvement of an American company in the project, saying the Islamic Republic had broached the issue with Armenian and Azerbaijani officials. “We closely monitor [various] developments [on the ground].”
Pezeshkian likewise expressed Tehran’s concern only about potential involvement of an American company in the project.
According to Araghchi, a phone call was expected to take place between him and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan within the framework of the countries’ ongoing mutual consultations.
He also said he expected another call by Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Monday, while Mirzoyan’s deputy was scheduled to travel to Tehran on Tuesday.
The plan to set up the transit road has reportedly been included in a United States-coordinated “peace deal” signed recently between Yerevan and Baku at the White House.
In reaction to the agreement, the Islamic Republic has welcomed regional peace, but invariably warned about the repercussions of foreign intervention in the region, stressing that it constantly observes ongoing regional developments as a means of guarding against uncalled-for meddling.
Tehran has cited the drawn-out precedence of dangerous military and political meddling by Washington and its allies, underlining that the regional nations were able to ensure the region’s stability and prosperity independently and by relying on their own resources and mutual cooperation.
