Serzh Sargsyan, Vladimir Yakunin discuss cooperation in transport sector
Serzh Sargsyan received on Wednesday Vladimir Yakunin, Chairman of South Caucasus Railway CJSC Board of Directors and President of Russian Railways OJSC, which has assumed the trust management of the Armenian railway. The interlocutors emphasized with satisfaction the high level of Armenian-Russian relations and noted that the cooperation in transport is one of the important components of the bilateral strategic partnership. Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Yakunin discussed the current status of the Armenian railway, its development prospects, as well as issues concerning the fulfillment of the obligations assumed by Russian Railways under the concession contract. Vladimir Yakunin presented to Serzh Sargsyan the investments in modernization and technical refurbishment works, the current works and also touched upon general activities of South Caucasus Railway CJSC, its problems and development perspectives. Serzh Sargsyan stressed Yakunin’s role in developing Armenia’s transport infrastructure and consistently implementing the works stipulated by the concession contract and underscored that Armenia is ready to continue efforts at improving that infrastructure and bring to life new mutually beneficial joint projects, President’s Press Service reports.
