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RUSSIAN FM INDICATES SOONEST RESUMPTION OF RUSSIA-GEORGIA RAILWAY
MOSCOW, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov
indicated today that the railway between Russian city of Sochi and Georgian
capital Tbilisi may resume soon across Georgia’s breakaway region of
Abkhazia.
Lavrov said today that he had discussed the issue on Monday with Georgian
foreign minister Salome Zurabichvili in Moscow.
“There is apparently progress in resolving this problem,” Lavrov said,
adding that the progress was also due to flexibility displayed by the
leadership of Abkhazia. He said Abkhaz leaders had presented their position
on this issue to so-called Group of Georgia’s Friend Countries in Geneva.
“Resumption of Sochi-Tbilisi railway would be of paramount importance for
expansion of regional cooperation in the South Caucasus and with Russia,’ he
said.