August 12, 2026
Ilham Aliyev announced the preparation of the project for the construction of a power transmission line through Armenia within the framework of the TRIPP project.
According to Aliyev, Azerbaijani specialists have already conducted an analysis in Armenia and determined the places where power transmission line supports can be installed.
Azerbaijan hopes that the Armenian side “will not delay the solution of this issue”.
According to Aliyev, if the Metsamor nuclear power plant is closed, Armenia “could face a serious energy crisis, and having an additional source of energy would be useful.”
Aliyev also made other statements about the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” and the interests of the European Union.
“The creation of Zangezur corridor was our initiative. Connecting the main part of Azerbaijan with its inseparable part, Nakhichevan, was our long-standing dream,” Ilham Aliyev stated in Nakhichevan.
“We were moving confidently and very skillfully, we were approaching that goal and we have already approached it,” he said, adding that Nakhichevan will become one of the irreplaceable transport hubs.
“Of course, the passage of 15 million tons of cargo here (the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” – ed.), and maybe even more, will cause great excitement.
More jobs will be created, economic activity will increase, and Nakhijevan, I can say, will become one of the irreplaceable transport hubs. It is completely possible,” said Aliyev.
He also stated that the representatives of the European Union are interested in participating in the Nakhichevan section of the Azerbaijan railway.
According to Aliyev, the EU representatives had already left for Nakhichevan, where they got acquainted with the situation on the spot.
The President of Azerbaijan noted that the European Union, as well as a number of other international organizations and states, is interested in this transport route and wants to become a participant in it.
“Many international structures, some countries are interested in this railway, especially the Nakhichevan section of Azerbaijan railways. One of them is the European Union,” Aliyev said.
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