Works on the construction of the road from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan began, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Aldil Karasmayeloglu said in an interview with Yeni Safak newspaper.
“We discussed with the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, the issue of building a road from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan. We noted that it is necessary to complete construction in the shortest possible time. Building has already begun,” said Karaismailoglu.
According to him, it is also necessary to start building the railway from Turkish Kars to Diluguge’s skipping point on the border with Nakhchivan.
“It is also necessary to modernize the railways in the Nakhchivan, and then start the construction of a direct railway from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan, therefore, to provide railway communication between Turkey and Azerbaijan directly, not through Georgia,” Minister Karaismaloglu said.
He noted that Azerbaijan plans to build a specified railway in December, but Turkey proposed first to complete the construction of the road, and then go to the railway laying from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan.