Zangezur Corridor is a very important route for TRACECA

The Secretary General of TRACECA called the Zangezur Corridor an important project and noted that work is actively continuing on the 110-kilometer Horadiz-Agbend railway, of which 67 kilometers have been completed.

“I am confident that the opening of the “Zangezur Corridor”, which will connect Europe with Asia and, most importantly, the main part of Azerbaijan with [its] Nakhichevan [enclave], will significantly increase the status of Azerbaijan as a regional transport hub. I would like to note that the Zangezur corridor is a very important route for TRACECA,” said Asset Asavbayev.

“All these developments ensure the diversification of transport routes. In our opinion, the early opening of transport communications will increase the throughput of the region and allow countries to benefit from attracting certain transit cargoes. The issues of opening this corridor arise from the political framework. It is necessary to resolve issues related to the throughput of the corridor, checkpoints, the volume of necessary investments and a number of other aspects that are important for the stable functioning of the “Zangezur corridor,” the Secretary General said.

For your information, TRACECA is an international transport program in which the European Union and 12 member states of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia region are involved. The program aims to strengthen economic relations, trade and transport in the Black Sea basin, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. In the regions. The Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor was created in 1993, on the basis of the Brussels Declaration, with the participation of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Note: According to Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan, the term “Zangezur Corridor” is associated with the narrative of conflict. The correct name is TRIPP [Trump’s Route for International Prosperity and Peace].

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