8.4% increase reported in SCR freight volume in Jan-May 2012June 21, 2012 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The freight volume of South Caucasian Railway (SCR) CJSC in January-May 2012 amounted to 1243.7 thousand tons, increasing by 8.4% over the same period in 2011. In the first five months of 2012 SCR transported 179.3 thousand tons of cargo in export which is over the same period in 2011 to 21.9%. The volume of cargo in import traffic was 478.3 thousand tons, which is 1.4% lower than in January-May of last year. In local traffic during the reporting period of 2012 through railway 586.1 thousand tons of cargo were transported, 13.9% more than in January-May 2011. It is noteworthy that in May 2012 the volume of SCR freight traffic increased by 29.9% compared with last year’s same period. The volume of export traffic increased by 22.7%, import by 44.6%, and local by 21.7%, SCR press service reported. 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 | 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. |