Asp.net Hybrid

I have an asp.net hybrid application(mixture aof mvc and webforms), now i want to navigate from the index(aspx) page within  the root of the application to the index view of an area called staff within the same application. i have tried all i seem not get it. This what i have tried.

{
            <a href='<%=ResolveUrl("~/Areas/Staff/Staff/List") %>'>List Staff</a>
}
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