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Public TV, Armenia
Jan 16 2008
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS CONCESSIONARY MANAGER OF ARMENIAN RAILWAYS FOR NEXT
30 YEARS
[Presenter] Today the results of the tender for concessionary
management of the Armenian railways were officially announced. In the
coming thirty years this type of transportation will be managed in
our country by the Russian Railways company. Today [Armenian]
Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan, on behalf
of the Armenian government, signed a memorandum of understanding with
the president of the Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin. The
company's business plan for the Armenian section will be ready in a
month, although it is known already now that the manager promises to
pay to the budget about 8.5m dollars as an entry fee or a
concessionary fee and - four investment options in the future. [Video
shows Manukyan and Vladimir Yakunin signing a document]
[Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan
speaking] If the Armenian Railway remains in this condition, the
investments suggested are 570m dollars. The second option - if the
railway communications with Turkey opens - thus, about 610m dollars.
If the communication with Azerbaijan opens as well - the volume of
investments makes about 1.8bn dollars. If the Abkhaz railway opens as
well - that is in general the railway communication open - the
Russian Railways suggest investments of about 2.2bn dollars.
[Vladimir Yakunin speaking in Russian with Armenian voice-over
translation] Our company got an income of R974bn form the total
operations of the railways in the last year. The investment rating of
the Russian Railway, which is at the stage of reorganization, is
equal to the rating of the state. Only this company has such a rating
in the [Russian] Federation. [Video shows Vladimir Yakunin speaking
at a meeting]
Jan 16 2008
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS CONCESSIONARY MANAGER OF ARMENIAN RAILWAYS FOR NEXT
30 YEARS
[Presenter] Today the results of the tender for concessionary
management of the Armenian railways were officially announced. In the
coming thirty years this type of transportation will be managed in
our country by the Russian Railways company. Today [Armenian]
Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan, on behalf
of the Armenian government, signed a memorandum of understanding with
the president of the Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin. The
company's business plan for the Armenian section will be ready in a
month, although it is known already now that the manager promises to
pay to the budget about 8.5m dollars as an entry fee or a
concessionary fee and - four investment options in the future. [Video
shows Manukyan and Vladimir Yakunin signing a document]
[Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukyan
speaking] If the Armenian Railway remains in this condition, the
investments suggested are 570m dollars. The second option - if the
railway communications with Turkey opens - thus, about 610m dollars.
If the communication with Azerbaijan opens as well - the volume of
investments makes about 1.8bn dollars. If the Abkhaz railway opens as
well - that is in general the railway communication open - the
Russian Railways suggest investments of about 2.2bn dollars.
[Vladimir Yakunin speaking in Russian with Armenian voice-over
translation] Our company got an income of R974bn form the total
operations of the railways in the last year. The investment rating of
the Russian Railway, which is at the stage of reorganization, is
equal to the rating of the state. Only this company has such a rating
in the [Russian] Federation. [Video shows Vladimir Yakunin speaking
at a meeting]