Preparation for Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku Railway Construction to Start in May 2007December 27, 2006 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani Premier Artur Rasizade stated yesterday that efforts to establish a transportation link between Azerbaijan and Turkey are continuing, and that an agreement on the Kars-Akhalkkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway will be signed in January. The announcement of the planned agreement on the railway project came during Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli's meeting with Rasizade in Azerbaijan. Rasizade also announced that the construction and preparation work for the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway project are planned to begin in May, reports The New Anatolian.It's worth reminding that U.S. President George Bush signed the bill prohibiting financing construction of the railroad isolating Armenia from economic and regional transport corridor. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |