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    ITAR-TASS News Agency
    TASS
    January 9, 2005 Sunday

    Armenia content with Georgia-Russia direct railway ferry opening

    By Tengiz Pachkoria

    TBILISI


    Armenian Transportation Minister Andranik Markaryan is satisfied with
    the decision of Georgia and Russia to open a direct railway ferry
    connection. He said so in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday
    evening.

    The Armenian minister pointed out that the ferry between the ports of
    Poti (Georgia) and Kavkaz (Russia) is "a shorter way for carrying
    cargoes by trains than the Poti-Ilyichevsk ferry crossing."

    Markaryan believes it is "important" that the Poti-Kavkaz railway
    ferry can be used not only by Georgia and Russia, but also by other
    Southern Caucasus countries.

    On Monday Markaryan and members of a delegation of the Azerbaijani
    transportation ministry arriving in Tbilisi will hold talks with
    Russian Transportation Minister Igor Levitin, who is also in Tbilisi,
    and Georgian officials.

    The sides will discuss issues of cooperation between railways of
    Caucasian countries.

    According to available information, the sides will discuss the issue
    concerning the terms of the establishment of a consortium of railway
    companies of four countries: Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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