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Saturday, 19 November 2011

The Construction of the North-South Road will Allow the Citizens to Reach Batumi in a More Rapid and Convenient Way





After the sitting of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission, Prime Ministers Tigran Sargsyan and Nika Gilauri signed the protocol on the results of the 9th sitting of the commission. Afterwards, the heads of the governments held a joint press conference, the transcript of which is presented in its entirety.


Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri: Once again, I would like to thank those, who worked on this protocol. The experts, from both Armenian and Georgian sides have worked quite well. 19 issues of social, economic and other areas are reflected in the protocol.


Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan: I first of all want to thank the Prime Minister of Georgia for the warm welcome and excellent working conditions. I would also like to thank the participants of the working groups, who have carried out an enormous amount of work. Dozens of issues were discussed, which, we are convinced, will contribute to the enlargement and deepening of Armenian-Georgian relations.


My question is directed to the Prime Minister of Georgia. What do you think of reducing the tariffs for the Yerevan-Batumi flights and making them more frequent? And my second question, what are the available programs for modernization of the Armenian-Georgian border crossing points?


Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri: The Yerevan-Batumi flight is very profitable for private companies. None of the airline companies are state, all of them are private, and thus, they decide if this or that flight is beneficial or not. I think they should be very beneficial. I urge the Armenian and Georgian airlines consider the Yerevan-Batumi flights. We, on a governmental level, have gained an open skies agreement, which makes it possible for any company to manage flights. It should be very profitable for them, because there is a really great demand for them.
Now regarding the second question; the main program is that the works of the Armenian-Georgian border crossing points are united. We have already implemented such projects on the Georgian-Turkish border, in Sarpi, and made sure that it is very effective. The costs for passing the border have been reduced twice. Now, instead of the crossing the border twice, people will cross it once. We want to implement the same project on the Armenian-Georgian border as soon as possible.


My colleague has already asked about the flights, but we know that Armenian tourists travel to Georgia mostly by cars. It is knows that there is a project of Yerevan-Batumi highway construction, which will reduce the waste of the time. What stage are the works in and when will they be completed?


Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan: Within two weeks we should be wrapping up the results of the contest for the North-South road construction. We are implementing this project in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank. For the first time, Armenia is going to have a modern highway in accordance with the international standards. The traffic criteria of this highway will allow high-speed vehicles to cross the Armenian-Georgian border. Our Georgian partners have also been implementing a similar project with the Asian Development Bank.
Once this large-scale project is completed, our citizens will be able to reach Batumi on an improved and quality way. It will reduce the waste of time significantly; the road will be comfortable and, naturally, will increase the inflow of tourists to Batumi.


My question is directed to the two Prime Ministers. Which are your main priorities in the signed protocol?


Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan: The priority for us is the modernization of the three border points. With the financial support of the EU, we will begin the construction in 2012 in accordance with the best international standards. As the Prime Minister of Georgia noted, we want a new customs clearance methodology to be implemented to consider our customs points as unified, which makes it convenient for our citizens and businessmen to cross the Armenian-Georgian border.
The second priority is the development of joint tourist routes, under the auspices of the World Tourism Organization, which was also registered today. It first of all concerns the European tourism. Our research has shows that European tourists prefer to visit two countries in one week. This means that we should develop joint tourist routs.
The third priorities are the unified infrastructures, in particular in the energy sector. High-energy-related infrastructure construction works have already started, and they are also priorities of mutual interest for us.


Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri: I would like to point out two important projects that are being carried out between Armenia and Georgia. First, the joint border points, which are very important for trade, especially, if we take into account that this year, compared to last year’s results, the trade turnover increased by 42%. The modernization of the border points is also very important for tourists, to allow the Armenian citizens to have easy access to Georgia and vice versa.
The second important issue is the energetic. High energy power line communication wires from Georgia to Armenia will be improved, which will ensure the safety of the people in both countries
 

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