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16 April 2004 - 18:36 AMT

ILHAM ALIYEV DOES NOT RULE OUT POSSIBILITY OF OPENING BAKU-YEREVAN RAILWAY IF ARMENIANS “QUIT FIVE AZERI REGIONS”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated of the possibility of opening the Baku-Yerevan railway in case Armenia returns “5 occupied Azeri regions”, as reported by Azeri media I. Aliyev stated at briefing with journalists in Ankara. In his words, the Baku-Nakhichevan-Yerevan trunk-railway will also start functioning. Under the circumstances the necessity of blocking the Armenian-Turkish border will be no longer relevant.