Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to become operative in 2013June 16, 2011 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be fully completed by late 2012. The corridor will be fully operational by early 2013, Azerbaijani Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov said at Thursday’s opening of the 10th Anniversary of International Transport, Transit and Logistics Exhibition for TransCaspian Azerbaijan. He said that the opening of the railway tunnel under the Bosporus - the Marmaris project -- will be completed in Turkey in 2013, which will enable the transportation and delivery of freight via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to Europe. Also, Mammadov said that the first phase of a new international trade seaport in the Alat settlement will be commissioned in Azerbaijan in mid-2014. He stressed that Azerbaijan’s entire road infrastructure will be brought into line with international standards within three years, Trend News reported. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |