Azerbaijani president calls for clarification of corridor issue with exclave via Armenia

"One of the issues that needs to be clarified with Armenia is the issue of communications between Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic," Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told a meeting with a delegation led by EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar on April 19, Report says.

"I mean both the railway and the highway because I informed President [of the European Council Charles] Michel about the railway that we have built more than 60 kilometers of the 100-kilometer-long segment passing through Azerbaijan and will complete construction next year. But, unfortunately, in Armenia, they have not even started a feasibility study, which indicates that the process may be delayed.

Avtomobil yoluna gəldikdə, Azərbaycan tərəfindən fəal tikinti işləri gedir və yolun böyük hissəsi artıq inşa olunub. Biz, həmçinin ümid edirik, yəqin ki, növbəti ilin sonuna kimi avtomagistralı Ermənistan sərhədinə çatdıracağıq. Lakin təəssüf ki, Brüssel görüşü zamanı Ermənistanın baş naziri coğrafi koordinatları qeyd etməmişdir. Mən fevralın 4-də videokonfrans vasitəsilə keçirilən görüşdə bu məsələni qaldırdım, lakin cavab olmadı. Aprelin 6-da mən yenidən yolun coğrafi koordinatlarının təqdim edilməsini istədim, lakin cavab olmadı. Ümidvaram ki, tezliklə onu əldə edəcəyik", - Prezident vurğulayıb.

“As for the highway, Azerbaijan is actively building it, and a major part of the road has already been built. We also hope that by the end of next year, the highway will probably reach the Armenian border. Unfortunately, the Armenian prime minister did not specify the geographical coordinates during the meeting in Brussels. I raised this issue in a video conference on February 4, but there was no response. On April 6, I again asked for the geographical coordinates of the road, but there was no answer. I hope we will solve it soon," he said.