In an interview with Interfax, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said transport projects play a major role in long-term development and ensuring of stability in the region and reduction of the risk of a war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“All countries of the region will benefit from this. Azerbaijan [through the implementation of these projects-ed.)] will be connected to Nakhchivan and Turkey. At the same time, Russia will be able to open a railway towards Armenia,” Aliyev added.
According to him, the projects will allow Russia and Iran to have railway communication with Nakhchivan. He also stressed that exploitation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway provided the opportunity to carry out cargo transportation between Russia and Turkey through that route.
Aliyev has launched construction of the Horadiz-Agbend railway in Fizuli. The length of the new railway line is 100 kilometers. The road will contribute to the establishment of direct railway communication between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan.
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