Armenian Ministry of Transport presents feasibility study draft for Yerevan-Tbilisi railway restorationNovember 18, 2009 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Ministry of Transport and Communication reported on the feasibility study draft for Yerevan-Tbilisi railway restoration on November 18, press service of the ministry reports. Works have been carried out within a year under the EU TRACECA. The program manager Giovanni Mastrandea, presented three possible options for restoration of the 101 kilometer-long railway from Yerevan to the Georgian border, including the alternative of restoring of Ijevan-Hrazdan railway. According to him, railways, leading to both Georgia and in Azerbaijan, are in poor condition and for their rehabilitation should be done. In particular, 60 km out of 101 km of Tbilisi-Yerevan railway are in the worst condition, while some 40 km are not too bad, he said and suggested to restore the part of the railway, which will take 6-8 years. 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. |