Georgia Deliberately Delays Kars-Akhalkalaki Railway ConstructionSeptember 25, 2006 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia deliberately delays the start of the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway construction, a Turkish senior official said. According to him, despite the efforts of Turkey and Azerbaijan to start the building, Georgia slows down the process by all means. "Turkey is ready to allot $220 million for the construction and Azerbaijan has already assigned its share. We do not ask Georgia for money while it's the country that will derive a greater benefit from the project. Despite this, Tbilisi poses various bureaucratic obstacles to delay the constriction. It's incredible," the Turkish diplomat said, reported APA news agency. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Armenia says wants expanded transport, energy connectivity Pashinyan says Armenia is interested in the expansion of connectivity in transport, energy, telecommunications and other directions. Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |