2008 BUDGET OF AKHALKALAK-KARTSAKH RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION APPROVED
Noyan Tapan
March 28, 2008
AKHALKALAK, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The 2008 budget
(107 mln laris – 71.3 mln USD) of the project on construction of
Akhalkalak-Kartsakh railway section has been approved. According to
A-Info news agency, the Georgian deputy minister of economy Vakhtang
Lezhava told reporters about it.
The construction of Akhalkalak-Kartsakh railway section within
the framework of Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Kars project will start
soon. Azerishaat Service company will implement the construction
work. Some Georgian companies will also participate in this joint
project with the indicated Azerbaijani company.
Azerishaat Service was announced the winner of the 2007 international
tender for construction of Akhalkalak-Kartsakh section. According to
the tender requirements, the construction work shall be completed by
October 9, 2009.