Turkey forecasts 2030 completion for trans- Armenia route, US role highlighted
ArmInfo. Turkey expects the route through southern Armenia to be fully operational by 2030 and continues to use the term "corridor."
According to media reports, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, noted that Azerbaijan is continuing work on the so-called "Zangezur Corridor." He added that there is unfinished work in Nakhchivan, which the Azerbaijani side will probably start this year.
The Minister also emphasized the US participation in the construction of this route. According to Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the Turkish side expects progress in this direction this year and added that it could be operational by 2030.
The Meghri route is a proposed transport route approximately 40 km long through Armenia's Syunik Province, which would establish transport links between the western regions of Azerbaijan and its exclave, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. The opening of transport routes in the region was outlined in point 9 of the trilateral statement signed on November 9, 2020, by the leaders of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. However, Azerbaijan is attempting to distort the essence of these agreements and secure an extraterritorial corridor.