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    Russian, Armenian foreign ministers discuss regional transport projects

    Mediamax news agency
    17 Feb 05

    Yerevan, 17 February: Russia will take into account to the maximum the
    interests of Armenia in the implementation of regional transport projects and will
    not take steps detrimental to it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said
    at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan in Yerevan today.

    The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said this commenting on the concern
    expressed by Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan over plans to construct the
    Qazvin - Rasht [Iran] - Astara [Azerbaijan] railway link bypassing Armenian
    territory within the framework of the North-South international transport corridor
    project.

    [Passage omitted: background]

    The Russian foreign minister said today that he would inform Russian
    Transport Minister Igor Levitin and the president of the Russian Railways company,
    Gennadiy Fadeyev, about the Armenian prime minister's concern.

    The meeting also discussed the launch of the Kavkaz-Poti ferry link. Armenian
    Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan said that Armenia attaches great importance
    to this transport link since it will help Armenia considerably expand trade
    with Russia.

    Markaryan and Lavrov also discussed prospects for the reopening of the Abkhaz
    section of the Georgian railways.
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