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.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |