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    ITAR-TASS, Russia
    April 1 2004

    Armenia, Georgia, RF seek to resume railway traffic - official


    TBILISI, April 1 (Itar-Tass) - Georgian Security Council secretary
    Vano Merabishvili said it is impossible to resume railway traffic to
    Armenia from Russia through Georgia without the settlement of the
    Abkhazian problem.

    After his meeting with visiting Armenian Defence Minister and
    Security Council secretary Serzh Sarkisyan on Thursday, Merabishvili
    said, `Armenia, Russia and Georgia are interested in resuming railway
    traffic. But we believe that it's impossible to immediately solve
    this problem because it should be solved in the context of Abkhazian
    settlement.'

    At the same time, Merabishvili noted that Georgia `urged Armenia to
    step up efforts in this direction and use its influence and authority
    in Russia in order to solve this problem based on the interests of
    Georgia, Armenia and Russia.'

    Railway traffic to Armenia from Russia through Georgia's territory
    was interrupted in August 1992 after the beginning of the armed
    conflict in Abkhazia. According to reports from Georgia, it is
    possible to resume railway traffic with the return of refugees to
    Abkhazia.

    Over 250,000 Abkhazian refugees live in Georgia's different regions.
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