ARMENIA-TURKEY RAILWAY NETWORK MAY BE LAUNCHED IN COUPLE OF DAYS

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.11.2009 16:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia-Turkey railway network may be launched
in couple of days following relevant political decision, Transport
Minister Gurgen Sargsyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "Railway
communication between Armenia and Turkey may be re-established in a
couple of days in case there are relevant political decisions over
Armenian-Turkish rapprochement," he said.

At that he noted that the country’s railways system has always been
in good order, and frontier zone is ready for exploitation. Besides
he said the quality of communication may be enhanced in case of
attracting investments.

With regard to highways, Sargsyan referred to ADB-funded program
aimed at highway reconstruction, particularly in the direction of
Markara village. "Ministry has several programs in that direction,
which will be launched in 2010," Sargsyan said.