RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has already signed the decision to create a working group with Russia to discuss issues related to the railway concession.
The decision states: “Guided by Article 7, Part 16 of the Law “On the Structure and Activities of the Government”,
1. Based on the results of the agreement reached between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the General Director of the Open Joint Stock Company “Russian Railways” on October 14, 2026, to create a working group in order to discuss the problems related to the efficiency of the concession management of the Closed Joint Stock Company “South Caucasus Railways” and to find the possibilities of solving them within a three-month period and clarify the next steps.
2. Confirm the composition of the working group according to the annex.
The working group will be headed by TKE Deputy Minister Davit Ivanyan.
From the Armenian side, the working group includes RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Mnatsakan Safaryan,
Deputy Minister of Finance Edgar Mkrtchyan,
Artak Papyan, Head of Railway and Water Transport Policy Department of TKE,
On the Russian side:
Alexey Shilon, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation (with consent),
Vlacheslav Pavlovsky, Deputy General Director of “Russian Railways” JSC,
Head of Foreign Projects and International Cooperation Department of “Russian Railways” OJSC Anton Kozlov (with consent),
General Director of “South Caucasian Railway” CJSC Alexey Melniko (with consent).
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