Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev inaugurate Lachin Airport ahead of Independence Day celebrations and Türkiye-Azerbaijan-Pakistan summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev jointly inaugurated Lachin International Airport on Wednesday, Türkiye's Communications Directorate announced on X.
At the ceremony, the leaders cut the ribbon and were presented with symbolic keys.
Erdogan arrived in Lachin on Wednesday to participate in Azerbaijan's Independence Day celebrations and attend the opening of the Lachin International Airport.
The Lachin International Airport is the third airport built by Azerbaijan in territories liberated during a 44-day war in Karabakh in the fall of 2020.
During his visit, Erdogan will also take part in the Türkiye-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit, alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
The airport has a 3,000-meter-long, 60-meter-wide runway and a terminal that can handle 200 passengers per hour. It is located 30 kilometers from Lachin city center, 70 kilometers from Shusha, and 60 kilometers from Kalbajar.
