From Martakert to Karvachar: Baku plans to develop captured deposits in Artsakh

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, announced the exploitation of deposits in the occupied territories of Artsakh, along with a new state program. At a meeting devoted to the development of the mining and metallurgical industry, he presented a new state program for 2027–2030 aimed at a root-and-branch restructuring of this sector and the expansion of the country’s economic capacity.

According to the Azerbaijani agency AZERTAC, the state program will begin the exploitation of deposits in the occupied territories of Karvachar (Kelbajar), Martakert, and Kovsakan (Zangelan).

In addition, Aliyev emphasized that work has already begun in Martakert, while in Karvachar and Kovsakan it will start in the near future.