The Zangezur Corridor is a kind of reconciliation project between Türkiye, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during his speech after the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Trend reports.

According to him, as a result of the implementation of the Zangezur Corridor project, economic cooperation between Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Armenia will enter a new stage.

Erdogan noted that the 224-kilometer railway line, the foundation of which was laid on August 22, is a source of pride for Türkiye. The capacity of this corridor will be 5.5 million passengers and 15 million tons of cargo per year.

On August 8, in Washington, at the White House, under the mediation and with the participation of President Donald Trump, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace declaration aimed at ending their decades-long conflict. In addition, under the agreement, the United States will receive exclusive rights for 99 years to develop a strategic transit corridor in the South Caucasus.