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25 May 2009 - 14:52 AMT

Supervision report on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway construction was signed

Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia signed a supervision report on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway construction.

The report was signed by Turkey’s Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, Azerbaijan Transportation Minister Ziya Mamedov and Georgian Economy Minister Lasha Zhvaniya. The project will be launched in 2011. One million passengers and 6,5 tons of cargo will be transported at the first stage of project launch. Total costs for Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway exceeds $600 million, Cihan Turkish information agency reported.