Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 30 2007
Turkish FM: Construction of Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway to begin in
June
[ 30 Jan. 2007 19:17 ]
`After Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines
Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway is about to be implemented,’ Turkish
Foreign Ministry told the APA Turkish bureau.
According to the information, by passing through China and Kazakhstan
from the east and Istanbul strait from the west Marmara railway will
join central railway network of Europe. So, reliable and quick
transportation of loads and passengers between Asia and Europe will
be ensured. Foreign Ministry said that Turkish Prime Minister Rajab
Tayyib Erdogan will also participate in the signing ceremony of the
document concerning it in the capital of Georgia Tbilisi on February
7.
The construction of Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway is said to begin in
June this year and is planned to be finished within two years.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is also expected to participate in
the signing ceremony in Tbilisi on February 7. /APA/