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Expert on Iran Vardan Voskanyan published a map of Armenia’s border areas on Facebook in response to Friday’s statements of Armenia’s caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, explaining the link between the Black Lake (Sev Lich) area in Syunik Province bordering Azerbaijan and the Artsakh issue.

“Since, judging by the voiced “questions”, the leader of the regime, which still considers himself to be in power in Armenia, does not seem to understand how the border of the Republic of Armenia in the areas of Black Lake, the town of Sandruk (Sadarak is the Azerbaijani distorted version) or Vardenis has to do with Artsakh, obviously, he, to put it mildly, has no idea what the map of Armenia and the communication lines look like,” the expert wrote.

“If our border is unfavorable in the Sandruk and Black Lake areas (Ishkhanasar), the only land connection with Artsakh along M2 highway leading to the Kashatagh corridor (Yerevan-Yeraskh-Goris-Meghri) is strategically endangered at two points.

“And if the border turns out to be unfavorable in the Vardenis region, M11 highway (Martuni-Vardenis-occupied Artsakh border), which, although not functioning now, but being the second route of strategic importance which connects Armenia and Artsakh, will be under threat,” he said.