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12 September 2007 - 10:12 AMT

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad construction to start mid-October

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad construction will start in mid-October, said Azeri Deputy Transport Minister Musa Panakhov.

“Initially, the start of construction works was scheduled for early October. The building will kick off with the Georgian and Turkish legs. High-ranking officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey are expected to attend the laying ceremony,” he said, Novosti Azerbaijan reports.