MEETING WITH GRAIN SUPPLIERS HELD AT SCR

Noyan Tapan

Nov 7, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. A meeting with representatives of
the following companies: Manana Grain, Salex Group, Mancho Group and
Victoria Trade engaged in the supply of grain to Armenia took place
at South Caucasus Railways (SCR) CJSC on November 7. NT was informed
by the SCR press service that the main directions of joint activities
were outlined at the meeting.

The sides agreed on the necessity to improve the planning of goods
traffic by both sides, due to the absence of which today Georgian
Railway and South Caucasus Railways often face the problem of
accumulation of a lot of special wagons – grain carriers in the
Georgian ports of Poti and Batumi. The absence of preliminaty planning
halts the loading and unloading of oil products, containers and other
bulk cargos in the ports.

The sides expressed a willingness to promote work with Armenian and
Georgian freight forwarders for planning and efficient supply of
grain to Armenia.