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The Messenger, Georgia
May 6 2011
Some problems hindering the realization of project constructing
motorway around the Black Sea
By Messenger Staff
Friday, May 6
Many countries of the Black Sea region consider the proposed
construction of a first class motorway circling around the Black Sea
to be an excellent proposition. Some countries are expressing an
interest towards this project and suggesting their vision of how it
would work. For instance the Azeri transport minister thinks that this
project will not be implemented unless Armenia frees Karabakh.
According to Zia Mamedov under current circumstances when Armenia
occupies Azeri territories it is impossible to conduct either
bilateral or multilateral negotiations with Yerevan. Overall, the
minister mentioned that Baku welcomes this project and is ready to
participate in it. There is another problem concerning this issue.
This is the Russian occupied territory of Abkhazia. So far Georgian
officials have not expressed their distinct position over this issue.
Some segments of the motorway around the Black Sea are already being
constructed. The distance is around 7000 km and it will be connecting
12 countries which are: Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia,
Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania and Greece.
The Azerbaijani side stated that if Armenia joined the project while
not considering the Azeri position, Baku will withdraw from this
project.
From: A. Papazian
May 6 2011
Some problems hindering the realization of project constructing
motorway around the Black Sea
By Messenger Staff
Friday, May 6
Many countries of the Black Sea region consider the proposed
construction of a first class motorway circling around the Black Sea
to be an excellent proposition. Some countries are expressing an
interest towards this project and suggesting their vision of how it
would work. For instance the Azeri transport minister thinks that this
project will not be implemented unless Armenia frees Karabakh.
According to Zia Mamedov under current circumstances when Armenia
occupies Azeri territories it is impossible to conduct either
bilateral or multilateral negotiations with Yerevan. Overall, the
minister mentioned that Baku welcomes this project and is ready to
participate in it. There is another problem concerning this issue.
This is the Russian occupied territory of Abkhazia. So far Georgian
officials have not expressed their distinct position over this issue.
Some segments of the motorway around the Black Sea are already being
constructed. The distance is around 7000 km and it will be connecting
12 countries which are: Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia,
Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania and Greece.
The Azerbaijani side stated that if Armenia joined the project while
not considering the Azeri position, Baku will withdraw from this
project.
From: A. Papazian