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ARMENIA ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS: PRESIDENT
/ARKA/
October 28, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 28. / ARKA /. Armenia attaches great importance to the
development of transport corridors, particularly of railway corridors,
president Serzh Sargsyan said in a message to the participants of
the 55th meeting of the CIS Rail Transport Council, hosted by Yerevan.
"Armenia attaches great importance to railway transport. We call for
cooperation in the development of railway communication, because free
and constructive collaboration brings people together, promotes their
welfare," Sargsyan's message says, in part.
"Armenia is situated at the crossroads of major transport corridors
linking the north with south and east with west, and in this sense,
it has great transport development potential. Our geopolitical location
and our policy designed for this sector make us ambitious in planning
relevant projects and that is why we are pleased with the productive
performance of the South Caucasus Railways for further development
of the railway system of Armenia," the message says.
The CIS Railway Transport Council was established in 1992 for
coordination of rail transport at the international level and to
develop operation principles.
Council members are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan,
Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and
Ukraine. Associate members are Bulgaria, Georgia, Latvia and Finland.
Lithuania and Estonia also take part in the Council's work.
The International Confederation of Railways Trade Unions and Transport
Construction has the observer status in the Council. Armenian
Railways was handed over to the South Caucasus Railways on February
13, 2008 for 30-year concession management with a right to prolong
the management term for other 10 years.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
October 28, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 28. / ARKA /. Armenia attaches great importance to the
development of transport corridors, particularly of railway corridors,
president Serzh Sargsyan said in a message to the participants of
the 55th meeting of the CIS Rail Transport Council, hosted by Yerevan.
"Armenia attaches great importance to railway transport. We call for
cooperation in the development of railway communication, because free
and constructive collaboration brings people together, promotes their
welfare," Sargsyan's message says, in part.
"Armenia is situated at the crossroads of major transport corridors
linking the north with south and east with west, and in this sense,
it has great transport development potential. Our geopolitical location
and our policy designed for this sector make us ambitious in planning
relevant projects and that is why we are pleased with the productive
performance of the South Caucasus Railways for further development
of the railway system of Armenia," the message says.
The CIS Railway Transport Council was established in 1992 for
coordination of rail transport at the international level and to
develop operation principles.
Council members are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan,
Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and
Ukraine. Associate members are Bulgaria, Georgia, Latvia and Finland.
Lithuania and Estonia also take part in the Council's work.
The International Confederation of Railways Trade Unions and Transport
Construction has the observer status in the Council. Armenian
Railways was handed over to the South Caucasus Railways on February
13, 2008 for 30-year concession management with a right to prolong
the management term for other 10 years.
From: A. Papazian