Karabakh, Eastern Zangezur to become one of most developed regions globally President Aliyev's address to TURKPA parliamentarians

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said that Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur will become one of the most developed regions in the world.

The head of state made the remarks at a meeting with the speakers of parliaments of TURKPA member states in Baku on June 6, Caliber.Az reports, citing Azertag.

“Life is reviving in liberated territories. Four cities and four villages have already been restored and former IDPs have returned there,” the Azerbaijani leader said.

Underscoring the revival of life in liberated territories, President Aliyev said: “More than 7,000 former IDPs are already living on their ancestral lands, and by the end of this year this number will reach at least 20,000. Extensive construction and development work is underway, and Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur will become one of the most developed regions in the world.”

“We are creating an extensive road infrastructure in liberated territories today, and companies from Türkiye are actively involved in the implementation of these huge projects,” President Aliyev said.

The President further said: “Anyone going to Shusha today, anyone driving along the newly built highway can see with their own eyes that seven tunnels, nine crossovers and a number of bridges are under construction there, and most of the contractors are companies from Türkiye. At the same time, the process of railway restoration is going on fast. The contractors of the Horadiz-Aghband railway are also Turkish companies. In other words, we can clearly see the unity of the Turkic world in liberated lands.”

Talking about transport links in the Turkic world, President Aliyev said: “An informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Shusha in a month’s time. The main topics of that meeting will be related to transport and climate.”

“The establishment and expansion of transport links is a process closely related to the unification of the Turkic world. The opening of the Middle Corridor and the increase of cargo transportation are the key issues. All countries that are members of the Organization of Turkic States are working together here. I thought that the potential of the Middle Corridor would be very much in demand in the world today. We need to have a broad exchange of ideas on this topic and about further steps,” the head of state noted.