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Friday, 17 February 2006
GEORGIA, ABKHAZIA AGREE ON REOPENING RAILROAD
By empty (2/17/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
During talks in Sukhum on 25 February, Georgian and Abkhaz government representatives reached agreement on all issues related to the resumption of rail communication between Russia and Armenia via Abkhazia\'s Black Sea coast and Georgia, Abkhaz Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaya told Caucasus Press. Russian Railways head Vladimir Yakunin said on 25 February that a joint venture will be established to attract the investments required to finance repairs and renovation of the rail line, which has been in disuse since the outbreak of the 1992-1993 war. The cost of doing so has been estimated at between $100-150 million.
During talks in Sukhum on 25 February, Georgian and Abkhaz government representatives reached agreement on all issues related to the resumption of rail communication between Russia and Armenia via Abkhazia\'s Black Sea coast and Georgia, Abkhaz Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaya told Caucasus Press. Russian Railways head Vladimir Yakunin said on 25 February that a joint venture will be established to attract the investments required to finance repairs and renovation of the rail line, which has been in disuse since the outbreak of the 1992-1993 war. The cost of doing so has been estimated at between $100-150 million. (Caucasus Press)