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    TALKS ON RESTORING ABKHAZ SECTION OF GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN RAILWAY HELD IN MOSCOW

    Apsnypress, Sukhumi
    4 May 06

    Sukhumi, 4 April: Negotiations continued today in Moscow over the
    restoration of the Abkhazia section of the Transcaucasian Railway
    [connecting Georgia and Russia]. Taking part are representatives of
    Russia, Georgia, Abkhazia and Armenia.

    The Abkhaz delegation consists of Andrey Turukin, representative of
    the republic of Abkhazia to the government of the Russian Federation
    on railway issues, Guram Gubaz, director-general of the Abkhaz railway
    directorate, and his deputy, Daur Avidzba.

    Georgia is represented by Irakli Ezugbaia, director-general of the
    Georgian Railways Ltd and Iuri Chavchanidze, director of railway
    infrastructure. The Armenian delegation is headed by the head of
    Armenian Railways, Ararat Khrimyan.

    The Russian delegation is led by Mikhail Akulov, the vice-president
    of the joint stock company Russian Railways, who is also chairing
    the meeting.

    "At yesterday's meeting we discussed general principles for the
    creation of an international consortium, its name, form of ownership,
    i.e. all organisational issues. No specific decisions have yet been
    made," Turukin told Apsnypress by telephone.

    Today a protocol of a general organisational character is to be signed.

    Turukin said that the document should reflect that the sides are in
    agreement over the creation of a consortium. The consortium will
    most likely be called the Caucasus Railway Consortium. "This will
    probably be an open-type joint stock company, given the fact that it
    will be necessary to attract investment and create shareholdings,"
    Turukin said.

    At the meeting, the consortium's place of registration was also
    discussed, though the sides have yet to reach consensus on this
    issue. The Russian delegation proposed that it be organized in
    Russia. "Then, some international body will be invited to prepare a
    business plan. This should be an authoritative international body,"
    he said.

    The protocol, he said, will reflect these considerations.

    "This is the first protocol. It will signed today by all the
    sides. Abkhazia is a full participant in these talks, not merely an
    adjunct party. We insisted that Abkhazia be represented as a fully
    fledged participant," Turukin said.

    He added that the meeting is going forward in a very constructive
    working atmosphere. "The sides comprehend the fact that this is
    an important matter, that infrastructure must be restored. In the
    future we will discuss the levels of equity and the principles of
    dividing equity, and who will enter the consortium with what shares,"
    Turukin said.
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