Abkhaz, Georgian, Russian Sides Discuss Railway

Civil Georgia
July 19 2005

Abkhaz, Georgian and Russian experts will gather in the capital of
breakaway Abkhaz, Sokhumi, on July 19 to discuss the technical details
involved in rehabilitating the Abkhaz section of a railway line which,
if restored, will connect Russia with Georgia and Armenia.

Georgian officials say that Tbilisi has not yet made a final decision
on whether or not it will agree to reopen the railway via Abkhazia and
these series of talks over this potential rehabilitation of the railway
only aim at finding out the needs and costs involved in the project.