Armenia official reveals details about regional rail projectsAugust 12, 2021 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan has revealed details from a regional project aimed at unblocking transport communications. Sanosyan told reporters after a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, August 12 that the unblocking will benefit all the countries of the region, and not just Armenia. "And especially when it comes to the railway, we can not achieve unblocking without the construction of infrastructure, because there are sections where the former railway network does not exist, so a new one must be built," Sputnik Armenia cited Sanosyan as saying. According to him, the railway will travel through Nakhijevan – the autonomous region of Azerbaijan – and Meghri in the south of Armenia. He noted that the railway might even reach Ijevan in the country's northeast, provided that peace in the region is achieved․ New rail and road routes in the South Caucasus are expected to connect the Azerbaijani Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan with the rest of the country, for which a road will be built through the territory of Armenia. There will also be road and rail routes through the territory of Azerbaijan to connect Armenia to Russia. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |