SCR head thanks Georgian colleagues for professionalism in removal of railway accident aftermathAugust 5, 2011 - 21:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director General of South Caucasus Railways (SCR) Shevket Shaydulin addressed today a letter to Director General of Georgian Railway Irakli Ezugbaia. As the SCR press office reports, in the letter Shaydulin expressed his gratitude to Georgian side for high professionalism and efficiency, demonstrated during the accident with liner train on July 30 near Georgian Gori city, who worked within two days to remove aftermath of the accident and restore railway communication. “Operative work of your staff allowed to continue the trip and ensure safety of passengers of Armenia brand train, who were arriving to Yerevan after recreation in Georgia” Shaydulin’s letter runs. 12 carriages of passenger train turned over on July 30, 30 km from Tbilisi. No death was recorded as a result of the accident. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |