Georgia refuses Sargsyan at the opening of the railway
Tbilisi/19.06.14/Turan- ArmInfo: The question on opening Abkhaz railway was not considered at a meeting of representatives of the governments of Georgia and Armenia, Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze, answering reporters' questions.
According Kvirikashvili, this question is very complex from both a technical and political points of view. Similar statement made Maya Panjikidze, noting that during an hour and a half meeting, not a single word was said about the railroad.
The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan who arrived in Tbilisi with an official visit, said that Armenia wants to restore a direct rail link between Georgia and Russia through Abkhazia, but "serious conversation" on the subject has not been conducted yet, but we want this road started its operation. For us, it is of vital importance," he said.
Previously the State Minister of Georgia, Paata Zakareishvili commented the statement of the head of the Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, that it is time to "focus on the question of opening the railroad communication through Abkhazia and Georgia to Armenia."
Zakareishvili said that the opening of the railway communication through Abkhazia is not yet at the stage of detailed discussions, although in the foreseeable future, this subject may be reviewed between Georgia and Russia. -02D-
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