'South Caucasus Railways' implement restoration in many directionsJuly 2, 2009 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ongoing maintenance and restoration works are implemented along several rail lines, Marat Khakov, first deputy general director of CJSC "South Caucasus Railways" told a press conference in Yerevan. "Today, we invest much to restore passenger complex and stations in Masis and Armavir," he said. The passenger sector, in particular, Shorzha, Razdan and Kanaker stations, are also repaired, a large project is carried out at Ayrum station (which is at the Georgian border). By the end of this year South Caucasus Railways projects to extend the line for electric trains from Vanadzor to Ayrum, now there are no electric trains between Gyumri and Vanadzor, Khakov said. Monitoring at 'South Caucasus Railways' revealed demand for the Araks-Yerevan destination, Marat Khakov said. As Marat Khakov informed, South Caucasus Railways adopted special regulations under which a passenger must pay for extra load. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |