South Caucasus Railways and Georgian Railways Company sign cooperation agreement
11.04.2011,
21:14
The Russian-managed South Caucasus Railways (SCR), operating Armenia’s railroads and the state-owned Georgian Railways Company, signed a cooperation and interaction agreement following a two-day meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 7-8.
YEREVAN, April 11, /ARKA/. The Russian-managed South Caucasus Railways (SCR), operating Armenia’s railroads and the state-owned Georgian Railways Company, signed a cooperation and interaction agreement following a two-day meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 7-8.
The agreement was signed by SCR chief executive director Shevket Shaidulin and head of the Georgian Railways Company Irakly Ezugbaya. The parties said they were ready to increase railway cargo transportation, information exchange, raise the quality of their services and conduct joint measures to increase the safety of railway travels.
The two sides signed another document on electronic exchange of information about international cargo transportation, marketing research results and reciprocal free assistance in case of accidents.
The sides also agreed to run a daily train from Yerevan to Batumi, a popular tourist destination for Armenian holiday makers on the Black Sea coast, from June 15 to September 30. They also agreed to operate an additional train that will be running on Tuesdays and Fridays. In this connection trains between Yerevan and Tbilisi will be suspended for some time.
The South Caucasus Railways is run by state-owned Russian Railways. The concessional agreement was concluded in 2008 for 30 years, with a right of extension for another 20 years after the first 20 years of operation. -0-
The agreement was signed by SCR chief executive director Shevket Shaidulin and head of the Georgian Railways Company Irakly Ezugbaya. The parties said they were ready to increase railway cargo transportation, information exchange, raise the quality of their services and conduct joint measures to increase the safety of railway travels.
The two sides signed another document on electronic exchange of information about international cargo transportation, marketing research results and reciprocal free assistance in case of accidents.
The sides also agreed to run a daily train from Yerevan to Batumi, a popular tourist destination for Armenian holiday makers on the Black Sea coast, from June 15 to September 30. They also agreed to operate an additional train that will be running on Tuesdays and Fridays. In this connection trains between Yerevan and Tbilisi will be suspended for some time.
The South Caucasus Railways is run by state-owned Russian Railways. The concessional agreement was concluded in 2008 for 30 years, with a right of extension for another 20 years after the first 20 years of operation. -0-
