Ilham Aliyev: The potential of the Zangezur corridor at the initial stage is estimated at 15 million tons of cargo

We estimate the potential of the Zangezur corridor at the initial stage at 15 million tons of cargo. We are almost completing the construction of the railway to the junction of our border with Armenia and Iran. Probably, in less than a year, maybe even in the spring of next year, the Azerbaijani section of this railway will be built.

As reported by AZERTAG, this was stated by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, speaking at the III Shusha Global Media Forum.

"The implementation of the Zangezur corridor will essentially open another direction of the North-South corridor. Not only the one everyone is talking about - from Russia through Azerbaijan to Iran to Resht, but also through Eastern Zangezur and other parts of the Zangezur region to Iran and further to Turkey. Therefore, huge prospects are opening up for increasing the volume of cargo traffic," the head of state noted.