Aliyev’s decision related to airports and seaports has transporta

A few days ago, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, approved the changes in the law “On Expropriation of Land for State Needs”.

According to the approved amendments, the expansion of state-owned airports and aerodromes, as well as the construction of new airports and aerodromes, have been added to the list of state needs for which land expropriation can be carried out.

In addition to this, the Civil Code of the country of changes according to this, in the presence of state needs, the state will be able to buy back the owned land for the expansion of the seaport area, and again for the expansion of existing state airports and aerodromes or for the construction of new ones.

It should be noted that in 2021, Aliyev and Erdogan were in occupied Varanda (Fizuli). airport to open(by the way, according to various reports, Aliyev’s plane mainly or only lands at Fizuli airport, if it comes from somewhere through the airspace), and in 2022, the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey will attend the opening ceremony of the airport in the occupied Kovskakan. to participate:

Already in May 2025, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in occupied Lachin had opened Azeri airport, which received the status of an international airport, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif was also present at this ceremony.

In this context, let us add that in June 2025 from Baku officially it was announced that there is no plan to build a new airport in the occupied Artsakh territories. Another issue is that it is not excluded that in September 2023, as a result of the depopulation of Artsakh, after Stepanakert or Ivanyan airport comes under the control of Azerbaijan, the authorities of Azerbaijan will see the need to expand it, it was said about modernization.

Simultaneously, in early 2025, Baku had reported About the construction of a new airport in the Alyat Free Economic Zone, not far from Baku International Seaport.

What is the purpose of Aliyev’s decision to amend the law “On the Expropriation of Land for State Needs” in order to expand Azerbaijan’s existing airports or build new ones, and should we see only military plans or footnotes against the background of regional and geopolitical developments? 168.am–has discussed Analytical “Base”. of the center expert Shiraz Khachatryan in a conversation with

“These initiatives are not limited to military and security purposes in the short and long term. Those present changing regional and: geopolitical a waste of time is are more լայն՝ also transportation and: logistic «big of the game» important component. This stage In Azerbaijan airports construction and ports expansion oriented are country transportation nodes development, which ones pinning are from the east to: west aerial, marine and: terrestrial the ways. This the steps aimed at are to him, that Azerbaijan become regional transit main center, which opportunity is gives talk his economic interests increase and: of investments of involvement about already this stage։

At the same time, these steps also have a clear political message for both internal and external audiences in the sense that “the state builds, develops, controls”. By doing so, Azerbaijan shows that it is strengthening itself in the territories controlled by it in the long term and aims to become a key regional hub.

However, along with the priority economic component, it is important to emphasize that long term in perspective this processesof course they also have a military and: security նշանակություն՝ providing appropriate infrastructure base any regional of change or of the script case. And we have referred to that more than once in our discussions,” he said.

It should be noted that regarding the opening of the occupied Lachin airport in May 2025, with us in the conversation Shiraz Khachatryan drew attention to the fact that it allows Azerbaijan to control the northern borders of Armenia and Iran.

“Lachin airport has a great symbolic and military-political significance, it is not just a point of air communication. Turkey and Pakistan, which are preparing to participate in the opening of the airport, state that this project is not only an Azeri initiative, but also an initiative showing joint strength. It is a message addressed to Armenia, Iran, and more broadly to regional players.

Lachin is located at a strategic height, and this newly built airport actually becomes an observation and control node, which enables Azerbaijan to control the northern borders of Armenia and Iran with its allies.

The fact of the Lachin airport and the large infrastructure being built by Azerbaijan in the occupied Artsakh territory in general shows that after the war, Azerbaijan not only continues the power policy, but also tries to form a new military-political architecture without the primary mediation of Russia or the West,” explained the expert.

By the way, deviating a little from the topic, we want to draw attention to an interesting episode, on March 16, Azerbaijani sources circulated information and videos that the sounds of ATS were heard in the sky of Baku. And today, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, without clarification, noted, that there is no reason to worry. It’s interesting.

P.S. By the way, the other day 168.amthe had written that the period of the special quarantine regime in Azerbaijan once again has been extended until April 1, 2026. In other words, for almost 6 years, under the pretext of fighting against the coronavirus, Azerbaijan has been with its neighbors land borders is closed keep: But days after this, when the deadline has not yet expired, the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan decides that Azerbaijan’s land borders should remain closed until July 1, 2026. Naturally, the reason is regional events.

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