SCR, Georgian Railway to increase containerized cargo volumeJune 5, 2012 - 11:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the initiative of Georgian railway, Yerevan hosted a meeting of representatives of South Caucasus Railway (SCR) CJSC and Georgian Railway on June 2. First deputy CEO Marat Khakov received the Georgian delegation headed by the CEO of Georgian Railway Irakli Ezugbaya. Issues related to container and container-refrigerator freight was in focus of the discussion. The Georgian representatives expressed willingness to develop cooperation, as well as to increase the volumes of container and container- refrigerator freight. The meeting continued with the representatives of partner companies of SCR Metexim, Transalians, Apaven in a informal setting. The parties agreed to hold a second meeting in Georgia. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |