Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey planning Black Sea Ring HighwayFebruary 7, 2008 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey are planning to launch Black Sea Ring Highway project supposing ferry communication, Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin said. Kavkaz-Kerch (Ukraine) and Kavkaz-Poti (Georgia) are functioning. The project includes establishment of ferry communication with Varna (Bulgaria) and Istanbul (Turkey).According to the Minister, the Black Sea Ring Highway project is supposed to be implemented in 2010-2015. The cargo traffic will raise from 2.000.000 to some 5.000.000 tons. In all, 12 ferries will be put into operation. "We don't think there can be problems with Georgia except for some tariff issues. Anyway, Georgia can't block the cargo pass," Mr Levitin said, Georgia Online 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 | Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of arming Karabakh after 2020 Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “illegally transported ammunition” to Nagorno-Karabakh after the November 9 statement. |