TRANSPORT BLOCKADE IMPOSED ON ARMENIA HAD NOT ONLY NEGATIVE IMPACT, ROBERT KOCHARIAN CONSIDERS

PanARMENIAN.Net - "No single Armenian state structure presented territorial claims to Turkey. The agenda of our foreign policy includes the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. After achieving the goal we will proceed to analyzing the legal consequences", Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated during the meeting with students and the teaching staff of the Yerevan State University, IA Regnum reports. At the same time, the President said that the approach to the issue should be realistic. "When the expectations are big, the possibility of disappointment is big too", he noted. When commenting on the blockade imposed on Armenia Robert Kocharian noted that the blockade had not only negative impact. "The blocking of communications allowed Armenia to sooner achieve replacement of import", the Armenian President noted. When touching upon the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway construction the president noted that though he doubts the availability of the project he does not expect any problem. "The more are the railways in the region the better. Anyway the route will be competitive, as the investments in the Kars-Akhalkalaki will be compensated at the expense of high tariffs. The compensation process will last 7-10 years. I think we should treat it calmly moreover that we cannot hamper the realization of the project", Robert Kocharian said.