Erdogan calls for regional consensus to resolve Armenian Syunik route  issue 

ArmInfo.  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the resolution of the issue of the so-called "Zangezur corridor" through a regional consensus.  As  reported by trt.global, he called this transport artery extremely  important for the economy. His statement comes in response to the   American proposal to lease the area for 100 years.

"The Zangezur corridor will benefit not only Azerbaijan, Armenia and  Turkey, but also other countries in the region," Erdogan told  reporters after a visit to Northern Cyprus. He stressed that Turkey's  main expectation is that this line will become a symbol of consensus,  rather than a source of disagreement. 

The Turkish leader called the project extremely important from a  geo-economic point of view, noting that the "corridor" will connect  countries beyond the region and stimulate trade. "Thus, the region  will become a zone of prosperity where cooperation  prevails," he  added. He noted the special interest of Azerbaijani President Ilham  Aliyev in the earliest possible launch of the "corridor".