Tbilisi: The Middle Corridor is not an alternative, but one of the arteries connecting the East and the West, stated Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev during his address at the panel titled “Middle Corridor: From Reliability to Efficiency” at the V Tbilisi Silk Way Forum, as reported by APA’s local bureau.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, since 2022, Western countries have shown increasing interest in the Middle Corridor. Minister Nabiyev mentioned that Western countries had once viewed the Middle Corridor as a competing route. However, there has been a noticeable increase in interest in this corridor in recent years.

Minister Nabiyev highlighted Azerbaijan’s commitment to the Middle Corridor project. He noted that the railway infrastructure in Azerbaijan has been fully renovated, with thousands of kilometers of railways laid. He added that three out of nine international airports have been constructed in recently liberated territories, and Azerbaijan has invested approximately $1 billion in developing the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line in Georgia.

The minister also addressed the Zangezur corridor, indicating that it holds significant potential for future development.