GEORGIA ALONE CANNOT PERMIT ARMENIA TO USE BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY – GEORGIAN OFFICIAL
June 18, 2013 | 04:45
Georgia alone cannot permit Armenia to make use of the
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, Giorgi Khukhashvili, the Georgian PM’s
economic advisor, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
To note, an Azerbaijani Railways Company representative had recently
stated that the aforesaid railway link will be launched at the end
of 2014. And the Azerbaijani MFA had stressed its intention to block
Armenian companies from making use of this railway.
“Considering the extremely specific relations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, the matter is truly complicated because not solely the
Georgian, but the Azerbaijani and the Turkish parties will become
the cofounders of the operators of the railway. We alone do not set
the rules of the game,” Khukhashvili noted.
Speaking about the prospects of this railway, he highlighted its
importance for Georgia and Azerbaijan, and in terms of the regional
transportation corridors.
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
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