Azerbaijan signals broader scope for Zangezur Corridor
The scope of the strategically important Zangezur Corridor could be expanded to include electricity transmission lines as well as oil and natural gas pipelines, Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has said.
“This project will not be limited to a railway and road connection. Fiber-optic cables and electricity lines could also pass through here, while oil and natural gas pipelines could be added in the future if the need arises,” Aliyev told Azerbaijan’s state broadcaster AZTV late on Aug. 11.
The Zangezur Corridor, which runs through Armenia and connects mainland Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan, on Türkiye’s border, was enshrined in an agreement reached at a trilateral summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025.
Aliyev said Azerbaijan aims to transport at least 15 million tons of cargo annually through the corridor.
