Azerbaijani aide: Zangezur Corridor key Trans-Caspian segment

Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev has highlighted the role of the Zangezur Corridor in the Middle Corridor, stating that it constitutes a strategic segment of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

During an online address at the Trans-Caspian Forum, he said amid escalating conflict in the Gulf region and the Middle East, the Middle Corridor is gaining additional importance, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

“One of the important key components of Middle Corridor is Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway. A critical dimension of this connectivity architecture is also linkage with our Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan. In this context, the emerging Zangezur corridor is increasingly viewed as a strategic segment of the Middle Corridor. It has a potential to strengthen East-West connectivity while reinforcing Azerbaijan's direct link to Türkiye and broader European countries,” the presidential aide noted.

The Middle Corridor is undergoing a profound transformation from a transport route into a strategic geo-economic system connecting Europe, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and other regions.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov