MINISTRIES OF TRANSPORT OF RUSSIA, ARMENIA SHOULD CREATE CONDITIONS
TO ATTRACT ROLLING-STOCK, ADDITIONAL CARGO FOR SHIPPING OPERATIONS BY
KAVKAZ -POTI FERRY PASSAGE
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2005
YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. Ministries of Transport of Russia
and Armenia should create conditions to attract rolling-stock and
additional cargo for shipping operations by Kavkaz -Poti ferry passage;
Co-Chairman of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission
on Economic Cooperation, RF Minister of Transport Igor Levitin told
journalists in Yerevan. He reported that this formulation was included
in the protocol of the 7th meeting of yteh Commission. Levitin
said that currently the state did all possible for operation of
this ferry. “The states did everything was required from them,
and currently the business should use it”, Levitin pointed out. He
said that the state can not bought additional ferry-boats; it should
be doe by business. He also said that not everything in this issue
depends on Armenia and Russia. “Georgia is the participant of this
transit direction as well, and we have questions regarding tariffs,
which we will discuss in Georgia”, Levitin said.