On October 18, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, participated and delivered a speech at the meeting of the '3+3' regional consultative format held within the framework of his working visit to Istanbul, the Republic of Trkiye, MFA told APA. It was stated that since the restoration of its independence, Azerbaijan has cooperated mutually beneficially with the states of the region, taking into account mutual respect, the balance of interests and legitimate security concerns, and as a result, a number of regional, including globally important projects such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, North-South corridor have been implemented. Hope was expressed for the fact that the joint projects which include the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, especially for the soon completion of communications connecting the East Zangazur economic region of Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, passing through the territory of Iran. Source: Azeri-Press news agency