YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Receiving the newly-appointed CEO of South Caucasus Railways CJSC Shevket Shaydullin on February 2, the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that in recent period the concessioner of Armenian Railways has become a target of many complaints by business circles and society. This problem was discussed during high-level meetings: with the former head of South Caucasus Railways Vladimir Yakunin, during the visit of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenia, later in Russia - with the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. S. Shaydullin said that their company adopted a new policy of cooperation, under which South Caucasus Railways CJSC is not only an investment making company but also one forming the national transport network and having projects of its integration with the European transport network. In his words, the company must fulfil the obligations it has assumed. He called the cooperation with the RA Ministry of Transport and Communication efficient, underlining the necessity to sign additional agreements to avoid technical problems. According to a press release of the RA Government Information and PR Department, T. Sargsyan said that the Armenian government will provide the necessary assistance to ensure rapid construction of the North-South railway.

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