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    TendersInfo
    August 7, 2009 Friday

    Armenia : Baku-Kars Railway Construction to End in 2012



    The legislation prohibiting funding for a railroad linking Turkey,
    Azerbaijan and Georgia while bypassing Armenia was signed into law as
    part of a comprehensive measure known as the Export-Import Bank
    Reauthorization Act of 2006, the Armenian Assembly of America informs.


    The legislation included an amendment by Senators Robert Menendez
    (D-NJ) and Rick Santorum (R-PA) ensuring that no Export-Import funding
    is used for a rail line, which seeks to isolate Armenia from economic,
    and regional transportation corridors. The provision mirrors the South
    Caucasus Integration and Open Railroads Act, which was introduced in
    both Houses with the support of the Armenian Assembly...
    August 2009 - /asbarez.am/ BAKU (Combined Sources) Georgian and Azeri
    officials Monday said that despite some delays, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
    railway, which was slated to be operational by 2010, will be completed
    by 2012.
    The railway, a joint project between Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan,
    envisions linking the three countries and provide a transport route to
    Turkey from Central Asia and Asia. The proposed project was initiated
    when US and European countries refused to finance similar projects,
    citing the exclusion of Armenia from the route.
    Construction of the railway began in November 2007, with Turkey and
    Azerbaijan both funding the route in their respective countries and
    Azerbaijan providing a $200 million loan to Georgia for the
    construction of the 29-kilometer that will stretch through Georgia.
    Bidzina Bregadze, Director of Georgia s Marabda-Kartsahi Railway
    Company said that recent events in Georgia, including last year s war
    with Russia had impeded the transfer of funds and slowed down the
    process.
    There also appeared to be technical problems forcing the rail link to
    be rerouted since an original tunnel site was identified as an
    avalanche route and deemed dangerous.
    The 76-kilometer railway is estimated to cost $600 million.
    The Georgian stretch of the railroad will go through the
    predominantly-Armenian region of Akhalkalak in Samtskhe Javakheti.
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