Baku: 'The development of the Middle Corridor offers strategic opportunities. The completion of the Baku-Nakhchivan railway project is also a very important element. This will create a sustainable route between Europe and Asia," said President of the European Council Ant³nio Costa during a press statement with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Ant³nio Costa emphasized that this project will create new jobs and strengthen the economies of countries, adding: 'We share Azerbaijan's vision of a prosperous and interconnected South Caucasus.'