SCR to launch transit transportations to Russia, Ukraine, TurkeyJanuary 30, 2012 - 16:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Caucasus Railway (SCR) CJSC plans to develop service sector for transit passengers and organize transportation by following routes: Yerevan-Batumi-Sochi-other cities of Russia, Yerevan- Batumi-Sochi-Crimea, Yerevan- Batumi-Illichivsk- other cities of Ukraine and Yerevan-Batumi- cities of Turkey. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, head of SCR passenger transportation department Gagik Movsisyan noted that Russian Railways JSC and Georgian Railway LLC passenger train tickets are planned to be sold. In this context, he said that in summer, 2011 the company started providing clients with a new service organizing transit journeys to Russian and Ukrainian Black Sea resorts, with 30 people having used the service in 2011. “This is a good result for a pilot program,” Movsisyan said. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |