Armenian president unruffled by construction of Georgian-Turkish railway

Arminfo
11 Apr 05

YEREVAN

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan does not regard the construction
of the Kars-Akhalkalaki [Turkey-Georgia] railway as a problem.

Asked about the railway during a meeting with students of Yerevan
State University’s economics department, the president expressed the
opinion that even after its construction, the existing Kars-Gyumri
railway will be competitive.

At the same time, the president said that the more transport routes
the region has, the wider is the possibility of competition.

He noted that he does not see a problem in the construction of this
railway, but at the same time, he expressed his doubt about the
implementation of this project.

He noted that since the sum of money spent on its construction should
be recouped, this will lead to a hike in the price of cargo
transportation by this railway.

“We should take it easy, especially as we are not in a position to
stop it,” Robert Kocharyan said.