Caucasus Institute Deputy Director deems Abkhazian railway restoration possible despite Russian-Georgian tense relations and Abkhazia’s cautious stance.

As Sergey Minasyan told a news conference, putting the railway into operation is viewed in the framework of Russian-Georgian talks.

Dwelling on Artsakh Foreign Minister’s letter addressed to UN Secretary-General, he said, “NKR Foreign Ministry is trying to activate steps, using even the UN platform.”

As for French President’s statement, expressing willingness to bring Nagorno Karabakh talks to a final stage, the expert voiced skepticism over Francois Hollande’s readiness to seriously address an issue, the solution to which currently seems technically impossible.