Turkish company designing railway to Karabakh's ShushiJuly 24, 2021 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is building a railway to Shushi, the Nagorno-Karabakh city occupied since fall 2020, according to local media reports, with a Turkish company currently working on the design. Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, jointly with Turkey’s Kalyon, has already started the design of the railway to Shushi, Javid Gurbanov, chairman of the Azerbaijan Railway, said on Friday, July 23. Gurbanov said the company is currently working on the design and construction of railways in three directions: Horadiz-Nakhchivan (115 km to the border with Armenia), Shushi and Aghdam. However, he did not specify the length of the railway. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |