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Tuesday, 15 February 2005
IRAN REACTS POSITIVELY TO PROPOSED RAIL LINK WITH ARMENIA
By empty (2/15/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Expediency Council Chairman Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani reacted \"positively\" to a proposal made last week by visiting Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian to build a direct rail link between the two countries, RFE/RL\'s Armenian Service reported on 14 February, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Garibdjanian, who recently concluded a six-year stint as Armenia\'s ambassador to Tehran. Khatami has ordered a feasibility study for the proposed link, which is likely to prove expensive and logistically challenging given the mountainous terrain it would traverse. (RFE/RL).
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Expediency Council Chairman Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani reacted \"positively\" to a proposal made last week by visiting Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian to build a direct rail link between the two countries, RFE/RL\'s Armenian Service reported on 14 February, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Garibdjanian, who recently concluded a six-year stint as Armenia\'s ambassador to Tehran. Khatami has ordered a feasibility study for the proposed link, which is likely to prove expensive and logistically challenging given the mountainous terrain it would traverse. (RFE/RL)