Binali Yildirim: Turkic world cannot be imagined without Azerbaijan

"The Turkic world cannot be imagined without Azerbaijan," Deputy Chairman of Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Binali Yildirim said, Report informs.

He criticized opposition bloc candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for his idea of launching the old Silk Road, which would link China to Europe, through Turkish territory, bypassing Azerbaijan.

Yildirim noted that the Middle Corridor has been revived.

"The southern corridor goes to China through Iran, since our borders with Armenia are closed, we agreed with Georgia on the Middle Corridor, built a railway line from Tbilisi to Baku, thereby reviving the Middle Corridor."