RUSSIAN SUKHOI SUPERJET 100 TO UNDERGO FLIGHT TESTS IN ARMENIA
Lilit Muradyan

"Radiolur"
16.05.2009 14:55

Two Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional passenger aircraft are due to undergo
flight tests in mountainous conditions in Armenia, Russian Deputy
Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Saturday during a two-day visit
in Yerevan.

"In July the aircraft will fly to Armenia to undergo flight tests in
high mountainous conditions," said Sergei Ivanov.

Ivanov said that Armenia’s national airline, Armavia, would be the
first country to receive the Superjet 100.

The aggregate volume of direct Russian investments in Armenia’s economy
amounts to over 1.8 billion dollars, Sergei Ivanov told journalists.

According to Ivanov, Russia is the main investor in the economy
of Armenia.

"Some 1,000 Armenian companies work with the participation of Russian
capitals," he said. "All major Russian companies are engaged in
business in Armenia, and the aggregate volume of direct investments
amounts to 1.8 billion dollars."

The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that in 2008, Russian Railways
(RZD) became a concessive manager of the Armenian railway, and the
RZD daughter company – – South-Caucasian Railway (SCR) began working
since that year.

"According to plan, investments in the SCR in 2009 will amount to 2.7
billion roubles," Ivanov said. "These funds are included in the budget
and=2 0despite hard times, will be invested in the Armenian railway."

According to Ivanov, "it is necessary to put in order the railway
of Armenia." As he said, moneys will be used to upgrade the railway
track economy, increase trains’ speed and repair rolling-stock.

During his visit to the SCR office, Ivanov gave instructions to
especially study the issue of deliveries of building materials to
the Olympic building sites in Sochi.