Gnel Sanosyan

Official Says Dialogue Continues with Turkey on Kars-Gyumri Railway

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YEREVAN (News.am) — Gnel Sanosyan the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, told reporters at the National Assembly Monday, November 4, that he met with his Turkish counterpart, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, within the framework of the International Transport Forum.

Sanosyan noted that they used this opportunity as ministers of the transport sector and infrastructure to talk about existing opportunities, infrastructure that is not used, and the opportunities they can open for the countries and the region if they are used.

“We talked about the Crossroads of Peace [of Armenia] project. We can assess that it was quite a good and productive discussion,” he said.

Sanosyan added that they talked about all existing non-functioning infrastructure, including the Gyumri-Kars railway.

“There are preliminary ideas as to how long the restoration work may last, and there is also an idea of how much financial resources will be required for it,” said the minister.

If the general discussions go forward, then according to Sanosyan, those preliminary thoughts and calculations will be concentrated, they will be given the shape of a project and will be implemented.

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