RUSSIA, UKRAINE, GEORGIA, ARMENIA, TURKEY PLANNING BLACK SEA RING HIGHWAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.02.2008 13:53 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey
are planning to launch Black Sea Ring Highway project supposing
ferry communication, Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin
said. Kavkaz-Kerch (Ukraine) and Kavkaz-Poti (Georgia) are functioning.
The project includes establishment of ferry communication with Varna
(Bulgaria) and Istanbul (Turkey).
According to the Minister, the Black Sea Ring Highway project is
supposed to be implemented in 2010-2015.
The cargo traffic will raise from 2.000.000 to some 5.000.000 tons. In
all, 12 ferries will be put into operation. "We don’t think there can
be problems with Georgia except for some tariff issues. Anyway, Georgia
can’t block the cargo pass," Mr Levitin said, Georgia Online reports.