The construction of the Horadiz-Fuzuli and then the Fuzuli-Shusha railway is also planned. The implementation schedule should be approved. After the return of citizens to Shusha, of course, this road will be put into operation. But in any case, now the design work is underway, and funding must be allocated. A railway must be built to ensure easy access to Shusha. This project will be launched this year. The statement came from President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at a meeting on the results of 2020. "At the same time, the Horadiz-Agband railway - a settlement in the Zangilan region near the Armenian border - will be rebuilt.
Because the hated enemy has destroyed this road and completely destroyed it. This road is of special importance for opening the Nakhchivan corridor. At present, concrete work is underway to open the Nakhchivan corridor. I do not want to anticipate the events, but the opening of this corridor is reflected in the statement signed on November 10. Therefore, it will definitely open and bring new opportunities to the region. This road will be used by Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Armenia and Iran. This path is of special importance for future multilateral cooperation. We will begin construction of the Horadiz-Agband railway in our territory.
At the same time, work will be done to restore and modernize the railway in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Given that the Armenian railways are owned by Russian railways, our counterpart is, of course, Russia. Because the Armenian state has nothing to do with the Mehri railway project. We are discussing this issue with Russia. Because Russian railways are the owners of Armenian railways. Preliminary discussions are positive. So far so good. Information about future events will be provided, "the President said.