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The Zangezur transport corridor is expected to be completed and put into operation within the next four to five years, Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, has said, AzerNEWS reports.

Speaking in an interview with CNN Türk, Uraloğlu noted that construction of the corridor is progressing steadily and will play a critical role in easing congestion along key transit routes in the Caspian region.

“The construction of the Zangezur corridor will be completed within four to five years. Its launch will eliminate bottlenecks at the narrowest crossing points in the Caspian basin,” the minister stated.

He added that Türkiye has already held a tender for a 224-kilometer railway project stretching from Kars to Dilucu, a key border crossing point. According to Uraloğlu, part of the project in Nakhchivan has already been completed, while the remaining sections are being built by Azerbaijan and are close to completion.

The Zangezur corridor is seen as a strategic link connecting mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhchivan, while also enhancing broader regional connectivity between Asia and Europe.

The project gained renewed momentum following a trilateral meeting held in Washington on August 8, 2025, involving U.S. President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The leaders signed a joint declaration aimed at securing peace between Baku and Yerevan and establishing transport links between Azerbaijan’s mainland and Nakhchivan.

The initiative has been branded the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” highlighting its geopolitical and economic significance.