June 22, 2009 - 12:38 AMT
Georgia interested in construction of Batumi - Akhalkalaki - Giumri superhighway
The construction of the highway from Armenia to Batumi is interesting in the framework of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation , Ara Nranyan, advisor to ARF Dashnaktsutyun, deputy of the RA National Assembly and member of the Armenian delegation to BSEC parliamentary assembly, told a PanARMENIANNet reporter .

"Georgian side again affirmed its determined intention and readiness to carry out the construction of the new Batumi - Akhalkalaki - Giumri super highway , " he said.

According to Mr. Nranyan, even Georgia, a country which is not supposed to have transportation problems has found itself in an unfavorable situation. According to MP Nranyan, the construction of that highway has a practical value for Armenia, since opens an alternative way to the Black Sea cost and for Georgia, "as possibility to connect Eastern and Western parts of the country".