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SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAY STILL UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN IRAN-ARMENIA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
arminfo
Thursday, May 24, 19:21
The South Caucasus Railway (SCR) CJSC is still unable to participate
in the Iran-Armenia railway construction project, as the concessional
agreement of the Russian Railway OJSC, the owner of the SCR, with the
Government of Armenia has no item about investments in the construction
of new railroads, the SCR Director General Viktor Rebets said at
today's press conference.
He said that no feasibility study has been worked out yet. "The project
of construction of the railway is announced to be in the phase of
development and its real cost is still to be estimated", he said.
To recall in Feb 2012 President of Russian Railway OJSC Vladimir
Yakunin said in Yerevan that the SCR railroaders will participate
in the project in case of a positive decision. He said that from
the commercial point of view, the Iran-Armenia railway construction
project may be recovered within 30-50 years. He added that the issue
of the railway construction mostly depends on the world situation.
"There are many problems around the cooperation with Iran. These
problems are not created by us, but we should take this moment into
account", he said and added that in any case the Russian and Iranian
railroaders are fruitfully cooperating.
To recall, the specified project was preliminarily estimated at
$2 billion. The railway will provide Armenia with an access to the
Persian Gulf and to the Central Asian markets via Iran. At the moment
Armenia's railway communication with the external world is blocked by
Turkey and Azerbaijan. There is no railway communication with Russia
either because of the Georgian-Russian confrontation.
arminfo
Thursday, May 24, 19:21
The South Caucasus Railway (SCR) CJSC is still unable to participate
in the Iran-Armenia railway construction project, as the concessional
agreement of the Russian Railway OJSC, the owner of the SCR, with the
Government of Armenia has no item about investments in the construction
of new railroads, the SCR Director General Viktor Rebets said at
today's press conference.
He said that no feasibility study has been worked out yet. "The project
of construction of the railway is announced to be in the phase of
development and its real cost is still to be estimated", he said.
To recall in Feb 2012 President of Russian Railway OJSC Vladimir
Yakunin said in Yerevan that the SCR railroaders will participate
in the project in case of a positive decision. He said that from
the commercial point of view, the Iran-Armenia railway construction
project may be recovered within 30-50 years. He added that the issue
of the railway construction mostly depends on the world situation.
"There are many problems around the cooperation with Iran. These
problems are not created by us, but we should take this moment into
account", he said and added that in any case the Russian and Iranian
railroaders are fruitfully cooperating.
To recall, the specified project was preliminarily estimated at
$2 billion. The railway will provide Armenia with an access to the
Persian Gulf and to the Central Asian markets via Iran. At the moment
Armenia's railway communication with the external world is blocked by
Turkey and Azerbaijan. There is no railway communication with Russia
either because of the Georgian-Russian confrontation.