  Turkish sector of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad construction works to start in OctoberJuly 28, 2007 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Construction of the Turkish sector of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad will start in October. Tender has been already announced. The Turkish segment extending from Kars to the Georgian border makes 76 km. A 2000-meter tunnel will be dug through the border. Yukcel Domanic Turkish company has completed development of the working project of the Georgian sector. Till the end of the year Azerbaijan is supposed to allocate $50 to Georgia as a part of the $220 credit. The credit will be allocated for a 25-year term for the reconstruction of the Georgian sector of the railway, Trend reports.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
