Akhuryan railway station on Armenian-Turkish border to open next month

PanARMENIAN.Net - Akhuryan railway station on the Armenian-Turkish border will be opened next month, Shevket Shajdullin , Director General of "South Caucasus Railways," told a press conference in Yerevan.



"Following the ratification of the protocols signed in Zurich between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey, we will conduct meeting with the Turkish side, after which conditions for the railway communication will be clearly worked out," he said.

As Mr. Shajdullin explained they will need to create a new format of relations, since with the CIS countries SCR works "in the so-called CIS format".



SCR general director also added, that since Turkey has joined the Convention on the railway transport, then Armenia, represented by SCR will have to accede to it.



As Mr. Shajdullin stressed, the main task is not just in opening the Akhuryan station, but rather "the main task is to enter the corridor of Europe, the Caucasus and Asia the right way which would enable Armenia to become part of an international logistics center. In this direction, he said, about 70 cars will be involved and to appropriate traffic will be ensured.



Since the dialogue between Armenia and Turkey has been intensified to resume diplomatic relations and restore railway communication between the two countries "South Caucasus Railways" has decided to establish a subsidiary for an international logistics center. The work of the center will be aimed at organizing transportation in the most optimal routes, with minimal costs and with minimum damage.



The idea of establishing the subsidiary had already been approved by the "Russia's railways" senior management.