Minister says Armenia-Iran road to be finished by November

Shant TV, Yerevan
22 Mar 06

Armenian Transport and Communications Minister Andranik Manukyan has
said that road linking Armenia and Iran will be finished on time
despite financial problems, Yerevan-based Shant TV has reported.

Speaking at a briefing in parliament on 22 March, the minister said
that the construction of the road would be finished by November this
year although some international financial organizations had failed to
allocate funds for the construction of the Megri-Kapan sector of the
road.

In 2005, the Armenian government allocated 6,320m drams, or 14m
dollars, for the road’s construction. The road was earlier planned to
run via the Shikagog national park. But because of protests of the
public and international organizations it was later decided to
construct the road bypassing the park, the minister said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress