Azerbaijani FM notes importance of Zangezur corridor at meeting of Council of Ministers of ECO

Azerbaijani FM notes importance of Zangezur corridor at meeting of Council of Ministers of ECO

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 24. Zangezur corridor will be of particular importance for the cooperation between the countries of the whole region, said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov during his speech at the 26th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,TurkicWorld reports.

During his speech, the minister noted the importance of measures taken toward the creation of a transport corridor from Azerbaijan's East Zangezur Economic Region to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

The 26th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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