Bulgaria, Armenia sign cooperation accord on transport, information exchange
BTA web site
11 Mar 05
Sofia, 11 March: Transport and Communications Ministers Nikolay
Vasilev of Bulgaria and Andranik Manukyan of Armenia on Friday [11
March] signed a programme for cooperation between their ministries
in 2005-2006.
The programme stipulates exchange of regulatory policy information
and joint initiatives for Information Society development. The sides
will research and develop methods for protection and use of information
resources. Bulgaria and Armenia will also cooperate in the development
of computer programmes and on-line trade.
Vasilev told journalists that a scheduled air service between Sofia
and Yerevan is to be set up shortly. The service provider will be
named within a month, his ministry said.
Vasilev recalled that negotiations with Russia were opened on
Manukyan’s initiative last year for setting up a direct ferry line
between the Bulgarian coastal city of Varna and Port Kavkaz (Port
Caucasus) on the Russian coast across from the Crimean Peninsula, which
will facilitate the transportation of goods to and from land-locked
Armenia. In this context, Vasilev is planning to send a letter to
the Georgian transport minister to ask for prompt ratification of a
multimodal transport agreement.
Bulgaria’s trade with Armenia has been growing continuously over the
last three years, Vasilev said.