December 19, 2007 - 18:51 AMT
Oskanian: it's impossible to subject Armenia to greater isolation
Implementation of the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku can't bring to Armenia's greater isolation, as Azerbaijan and Turkey suppose, RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said during The Armenian-Turkish Relations: Problems and Prospects extended parliamentary hearings.
"Armenia's international isolation started with closure of the Armenian-Turkish border. The railroad can't cause a greater isolation," he said.
The project has aroused negative reaction of the EU and U.S., which firmly oppose any projects bypassing Armenia. The railroad is supposed to link Turley, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The cost promises to reach $1 billion.