90% of the highway and 70% of the railway in the Zangezur corridor have been completed.
“Elchi” reports that President Ilham Aliyev said this while receiving the participants of the meeting of heads of government/vice-presidents of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
The head of state stated that one of the main issues facing them today is to expand transport, logistics, and transit opportunities:
“In principle, there is always a need for this. Because the Middle Corridor passing through our countries serves the interests of each of us. Especially in the current geopolitical situation, the Middle Corridor, the Trans-Caspian Corridor, the Zangezur Corridor, and other projects in this direction are of greater importance. Most likely, today the Azerbaijani side will provide information on this issue. A large part of the work has already been done in Azerbaijan. Both railways, the Baku Commercial Port, our highways, our airports – all transport infrastructure has been brought to a ready state. As for the implementation of the Zangezur Corridor, approximately 90 percent of the highway and about 70 percent of the railway are ready there. I hope that this project will be fully implemented in the near future. We know and are very glad that the construction of the Kars-Nakhchivan railway has also started in Turkey. Thus, the harmonization and coordinated implementation of these projects will open a new important international corridor.”
“This will be a branch of the Middle Corridor, and the railway infrastructure we have built is designed to transport 15 million tons of cargo in the first phase. But this may increase in the future, and most likely will. But in any case, the opening of a new corridor with a capacity of 15 million tons is of great importance for both our countries and a wide geography. Here again, we demonstrate a very serious and responsible position – we both secure our own interests and present new transport routes to the world. This once again shows that the aim of our countries and our organization is directed towards peace, cooperation, tranquility, mutual respect, and mutual interests,” the Head of State added.