"Today, Azerbaijan has become one of the transport hubs in Eurasia," said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the Azerbaijani nation on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.
"I would like to remind you that a prominent and prestigious international conference on the Europe-Caucasus-Asia International Transport Corridor was held in Azerbaijan on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev. It was in those years that the foundation of the project we refer to as the 'Middle Corridor' today was laid – Europe-Caucasus-Asia. So, the passage of this corridor through the territory of Azerbaijan was agreed upon in those years," the head of state noted.