Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey Ilham Aliyev Recep Erdogan on Tuesday attended the ceremony of opening an international airport in the Karabakh city of Fizuli (formerly Varanda), which came under the control of Baku as a result of an armed conflict in the region.
Erdogan's plane landed at the airport in the morning, Aliyev met with a colleague and together they cut a ribbon symbolizing the opening of a new air port. Aliyev also briefed Erdogan on the progress of the work, which involved Turkish builders.
The base of the airport was laid in January this year and they began flying to the port eight months before the planned opening & ndash; the first test flight took place on August 22.