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TERMS DECLARED REGARDING BAKU-TBILISI-KARS
The Messenger, Georgia
Oct 24 2014
Friday, October 24
Arif Askerov made a statement.
The matter of connecting Armenia to the railway Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
can be considered only after the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
According to Oxu.Az the statement came from the head of "Azerbaijan
Railways" JSC Arif Askerov speaking to reporters.
According to A.Askerov, now all interested countries can join the
project except Armenia.
Some time ago Kazakhstan and Afghanistan expressed their desire to
join the BTK project.
An intergovernmental agreement on the establishment of the railway
corridor Baku-Tbilisi-Kars was signed on February 7, 2007 between
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
The project envisages the construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway
extending to 98 km, 68 km of which will be on the territory of Turkey,
30 km on Georgia, as well as the reconstruction of Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi
section extending to 183 km in Georgia. Construction of the Georgian
part funded by Azerbaijan, who allocated two concessional loans to
Georgia totaling AZN 775 m.
Until the end of this year it is planned to launch the first working
train on the BTK railroad to the border with Turkey. The project is
planned to be completed in the first half of 2015.
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/3230_october_24_2014/3230_econ_one.html
The Messenger, Georgia
Oct 24 2014
Friday, October 24
Arif Askerov made a statement.
The matter of connecting Armenia to the railway Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
can be considered only after the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
According to Oxu.Az the statement came from the head of "Azerbaijan
Railways" JSC Arif Askerov speaking to reporters.
According to A.Askerov, now all interested countries can join the
project except Armenia.
Some time ago Kazakhstan and Afghanistan expressed their desire to
join the BTK project.
An intergovernmental agreement on the establishment of the railway
corridor Baku-Tbilisi-Kars was signed on February 7, 2007 between
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
The project envisages the construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway
extending to 98 km, 68 km of which will be on the territory of Turkey,
30 km on Georgia, as well as the reconstruction of Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi
section extending to 183 km in Georgia. Construction of the Georgian
part funded by Azerbaijan, who allocated two concessional loans to
Georgia totaling AZN 775 m.
Until the end of this year it is planned to launch the first working
train on the BTK railroad to the border with Turkey. The project is
planned to be completed in the first half of 2015.
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/3230_october_24_2014/3230_econ_one.html