Nakhchivan: The leading international media outlets have widely covered Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's remarks made during the interview with Azerbaijan Television in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, Russian media outlets 'Kommersant', 'Interfax', 'Vestnik Kavkaza', and 'NEWS.ru' highlighted key points from the President's interview. The reports quoted President Ilham Aliyev stating that Azerbaijan is uniquely positioned in the region in terms of energy supply, encompassing oil, gas, and electricity. He emphasized Azerbaijan's strategy to expand export capabilities to neighboring countries and gain access to the European market.
The articles from 'Interfax', 'Vestnik Kavkaza', and 'NEWS.ru' detailed the Azerbaijani President's focus on expanding energy exports, including European electricity transit from Georgia and Turkey via the Black Sea Energy project, along with plans to increase solar capacity in Nakhchivan.
The reports also underlined the President's comments on the unified development concept for Garabagh, East Zangezur, and Nakhchivan. They highlighted the transport potential of the Zangezur corridor and the plans to route power transmission lines from mainland Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through Armenia.
Georgian news outlets such as 'Interpressnews.ge', '1TV.ge', and 'BPN.ge,' along with 'Ambebi.ge', also extensively covered President Aliyev's remarks. The articles noted the emphasis on the trilateral statement's importance for Armenia, describing it as an act of capitulation.
Turkish news portals, including 'Anadolu Agency', 'Haberler.com', 'Dogruhaber', 'Yeni Akit', 'Yozgat', 'Trkgn', 'YeniBirlik', 'SonDakika.com', 'Saraymedya', 'Ankara NetHaber', 'Yeni Akit', 'Fikirturu.com', and 'TRHaber', highlighted Aliyev's remarks on the opening of the Zangezur corridor. The reports focused on the implementation of the TRIPP project and the corridor's potential to handle at least 15 million tons of cargo annually, as well as its potential to include fiber-optic, electricity, and future oil and gas lines.
The 'Kibris Trk' information portal of Northern Cyprus published articles discussing Aliyev's remarks on the readiness to construct power transmission lines from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan via Armenia and the comprehensive potential of the Zangezur corridor to facilitate transport, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure.