REOPERATION OF ABKHAZIAN RAILWAY AND FUTHER WORK ON KABKAZ-POTI FERRY
LINK TO BE DICUSSED IN KRASNODAR ON APRIL 15
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 13, the RA National Assembly
President Artur Baghdasarian, who is on a visit to Moscow, met with
memebers of the RF State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations
with Compatriots. During the meeting, the sides discussed the
implementation of the Debt for Property Agreement and the problem of
speedy relaunching of the 5 enterprises transferred to Russia, which
has acquired not only economic but also poltical importance. The
issue of reoperating the railway was also discussed. An agreement has
been reached to hold a discussion on this issue with the participation
of parliaments of the countries concerned, which is of importance for
the political and economic life of the region and Armenia. At the
meeting with the RF Minister of Transport, Co-Chairman of the
Armenia-Russia Intergovernmental Commission Igor Livitin,
A. Baghdasarian addressed the problem of further work on the
Kavkaz-Poti ferry link, which of special importance to Armenia. The
necessity for relaunching the Abkhazian railway of great significance
for the region was underlined as well. According to the RA National
Assembly PR Department, I. Levitin stated that he will have a meeting
in Krasnodar on April 15 with specialists of the sphere to discuss the
two above mentioned problems. He noted the most important thing is
that the legal aspect of the problem has been ensured and now the
technical and economic issues have to be regulated.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress