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ARMENIA SHOULD IMPROVE ITS RAILWAYS TO A NEW LEVEL: YAKUNIN
/ARKA/
October 28, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 28. / ARKA /. Armenian railway authorities have a
difficult task to raise the country's railways system to a technical
and technological level that would meet the needs of local community
and economy, Vladimir Yakunin, head of the state-owned Russian Railways
Company, said today in Yerevan when speaking at the 55-th meeting of
CIS Railways Transport Council.
He said the Russian Railways Company does its best to fulfill the
terms of the concessional contract.
In turn, Armenian prime minister Tigran Sarkisian said that the issues
related to the development and improvement of rail transport are in
the focus of his government.
"The project on construction of a railway that will connect the
south of the country with the rest of it is one of our priorities
and strategic objectives,' he said.
Sarkisian said with the development of rail transport in Armenia,
the country will need more cooperation and exchange of experiences
and knowledge with partners in the CIS.
"CIS and its specialized agencies are an effective tool, which give
an opportunity for such cooperation", he said.
"The processes occurring in the global economy and politics led to
the fact that well-being and security of nations increasingly depends
on their degree of mutual integration, so we are confident that the
integration of railway systems between our countries is of paramount
importance for further economic growth", he said.
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.
/ARKA/
October 28, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 28. / ARKA /. Armenian railway authorities have a
difficult task to raise the country's railways system to a technical
and technological level that would meet the needs of local community
and economy, Vladimir Yakunin, head of the state-owned Russian Railways
Company, said today in Yerevan when speaking at the 55-th meeting of
CIS Railways Transport Council.
He said the Russian Railways Company does its best to fulfill the
terms of the concessional contract.
In turn, Armenian prime minister Tigran Sarkisian said that the issues
related to the development and improvement of rail transport are in
the focus of his government.
"The project on construction of a railway that will connect the
south of the country with the rest of it is one of our priorities
and strategic objectives,' he said.
Sarkisian said with the development of rail transport in Armenia,
the country will need more cooperation and exchange of experiences
and knowledge with partners in the CIS.
"CIS and its specialized agencies are an effective tool, which give
an opportunity for such cooperation", he said.
"The processes occurring in the global economy and politics led to
the fact that well-being and security of nations increasingly depends
on their degree of mutual integration, so we are confident that the
integration of railway systems between our countries is of paramount
importance for further economic growth", he said.
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.