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ARMENIAN PM: IRAN-ARMENIA RAILWAY OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
Fars News Agency
March 18 2009
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian said the
construction of Iran-Armenia railway holds a strategic importance
for his country.
He said the railway, once opened, would provide a fresh route for
transit of Armenian goods and fuel to other countries.
According to the initial calculations, the railway will cost about
dlrs 2 million. The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have so
far expressed interest in contributing to the project.
The prime minister said 13 plans had been proposed for the construction
of the railway among which the one offered by Iranian experts was
picked up as the most suitable, the Islamic republic news agency
reported.
Fars News Agency
March 18 2009
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian said the
construction of Iran-Armenia railway holds a strategic importance
for his country.
He said the railway, once opened, would provide a fresh route for
transit of Armenian goods and fuel to other countries.
According to the initial calculations, the railway will cost about
dlrs 2 million. The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have so
far expressed interest in contributing to the project.
The prime minister said 13 plans had been proposed for the construction
of the railway among which the one offered by Iranian experts was
picked up as the most suitable, the Islamic republic news agency
reported.