AZG Armenian Daily #171, 24/09/2005

UN-region

UN FAVORS KARS-AKHALKALAK RAILWAY PROJECT

UN Deputy Secretary-General Advarul Choudhuri stated in New York that the UN
approves of the negotiations between Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan over
construction of Kars-Akhalkalak-Tbilisi-Baku railway. Radio Liberty quoted
Choudhuri as saying that the railway will allow the countries of the Caspian
basin to transport passengers and goods to Europe through Turkey. Director
of the UNDP in CIS and Eastern Europe, Kalman Mijei, also highlighted the
railway as an important