  Armenia serious about construction Black Sea belt roadMarch 30, 2009 - 12:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - BSEC Transport Ministers discussed in Yerevan construction of Black Sea ring highway, envisaging improvement of transportation conditions and visa system for drivers."We are serious about participation in the project," Armenian Transport Minister Gurgen Sargsyan said. "The road will stretch along the Black Sea shore and though some countries with no outlet to the sea. The Armenian sector will connect the republic's south with the east and extend to Batumi, Georgia." The Memorandum of Understanding on Coordinated Development of the Black Sea Ring Highway was signed in April 2007 and came into effect in 2008.   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 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.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
