Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that “the Zangezur corridor must open, whether Armenia wants it or not”:
“Extensive work is underway for the opening of the Zangezur corridor; railways and motorways are being built.
The Zangezur corridor must open, whether Armenia wants it or not. We are demonstrating the firmness of our will; everything is proceeding according to plan. Our demand is justified and fair. We shall have a connection between the main part of Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic,” Ilham Aliyev said in his New Year’s address.