Baku-Kars railroad construction to resume after March 15March 7, 2009 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The construction on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project will restart in Georgia after March 15, Azerbaijan State Railway told APA. Azerbaijan State Railway said the construction in Georgia was suspended because of unfavorable weather in January. Design engineering and small-scale work was done during this period. Ukraine's KyivHiproTrans Research and Development Institute prepared the working drafts for reconstruction of Marabda-Tetriskaro section (29.2km) and Akhalkalak Station as part of its undertakings in Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Project. The sides agreed on both projects.Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey signed the final document on the construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars on February 8, 2007. The construction of the new railway in Georgia started on November 21, 2007. As per the agreement, Azerbaijan undertook to extend a $200mln loan to Georgia's Marabda-Kartsakhi Railroad LLC for 25 years at 1% interest rate annually. The loan will be spent on construction of a 29km long railroad in Georgia, a ST-2 wheel base in Turkish-Georgian border and rehabilitation of old railway. The project costs more than $600 million. Azerbaijan's Azerinshaatservis Company constructs Georgian part of the railway. Construction of railroads is slated for operation in late 2011. A 76km long railway will be laid in Turkey as part of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Rail Link 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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |