BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 1. Moscow is not
negotiating with Astana and Yerevan regarding the transfer of the
concession for the management of Armenia’s railways to Kazakhstan,
the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova,
said at a briefing, Trend reports.
She made the remark, commenting on the statement of Armenian
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about considering the transfer of
the concession for the South Caucasus Railway company to Kazakhstan
as one of the possible options.
"I would like to draw your attention to the fact that on March
30, the Russian Minister of Transport Andrey Nikitin said that
Moscow isn't negotiating the transfer of the concession for the
management of the Armenian railways to Kazakhstan with either
Astana or Yerevan. It's very important to take into account this
statement made at the expert level - that is, at the level of the
leadership of the relevant institution.
Moreover, the term of the concession agreement concluded in 2008
is 30 years, with the possibility of an additional 10-year
extension. For many years, the South Caucasus Railway CJSC has been
responsibly fulfilling the provisions of this agreement, and
Russia's investments in the republic's road infrastructure exceed
30 billion rubles.
As for high-level negotiations, they are traditionally commented
on by the presidential administration," Zakharova added.
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