Armenian Railway To Be Run By The Russian Railway OJSC

ARMENIAN RAILWAY TO BE RUN BY THE RUSSIAN RAILWAY OJSC

armradio.am
16.01.2008 17:24

The Armenian railway has a new manager: instead of the Ministry of
Transport and Communication it will be run by the Russian Railway
Open Joint Stock Company. According to RA Minister of Transport and
Communication Andranik Manukyan, the Armenian railway will remain
the property of the state. In his words, the Russian side will run
the railway more effectively.

The Russian company suggests investing $570 million for the
reconstruction and exploitation of the Armenian railway. According
to Minister Andranik Manukyan, if communication with Turkey opens,
the company is ready to invest $610 million. In case of opening the
border with Azerbaijan it will invest about $1.8 billion. They promise
to increase the volume of investments to $2.2 billion if the Abkhazian
railway opens.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS