Georgian Minister to discuss construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad in TurkeyOctober 27, 2010 - 15:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ramaz Nikolaishvili is on an official visit to Turkey. As part of his visit, Nikolaishvili will meet with the Turkish Minister of Regional Development and State Minister for Foreign Trade, GHN reported. “Besides, I will meet with the Minister of Transport to discuss implementation of the project of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad construction, specifically construction of the 70km-long section on Turkey’s territory and 4km-long tunnel,” he said. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |