Azerbaijan’s president says Zangezur corridor will turn Caucasus into important trade hub
ANKARA (AA) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said the Zangezur corridor, located between the autonomous region of Nakhchivan and the western regions of Azerbaijan, will turn the entire region into an important transport and trade hub.
Addressing an event in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, Aliyev recalled that the Karabakh region was historically considered one of the developed regions of the country prior to Armenia’s occupation of the region nearly three decades ago.
“Having restored historical justice, having ensured the territorial integrity of our country, the inhabitants of Azerbaijan are already returning to their native lands, to Karabakh, forever,” he added.
Aliyev’s remarks came as Azerbaijan criticized Armenia for its attempts to avoid commitments to open the Zangezur corridor on Monday.
The Zangezur region was part of Azerbaijan, although the Soviets gave it to Armenia in the 1920s, leaving Azerbaijan deprived of its direct overland route to Nakhchivan.
For the corridor, Azerbaijan has focused on planned connections including motorways and a 43-kilometer (26.7-mile) railway.
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