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Minister: Baku-Astara railway to be transferred

Business Materials 22 November 2017 18:39 (UTC +04:00)
The Azerbaijani government is preparing for transferring the Baku-Astara railway, Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov said.
Minister: Baku-Astara railway to be transferred

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 22

By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:

The Azerbaijani government is preparing for transferring the Baku-Astara railway, Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov said.

Sharifov made the remarks during the discussion of the state budget at the plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament in Baku Nov. 22.

The minister added that the issue is the railway section, which passes through Lankaran and Astara.

"The Azerbaijan Railways CJSC and the country’s Ministry of Economy are dealing with the issue of transferring the Baku-Astara railway," Sharifov added.

Earlier, during the discussion of the state budget-2018, Azerbaijani First Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov said that the railway runs along the sea coast and closes the way to the sea and therefore, it should be transferred.

"The tide is washing away the foundation of the railway,” he said. “Transfer of this railway can become a great contribution to the development of the coast infrastructure, increase the speed of trains and affect the more efficient operation of the railway. The North-South transport corridor will be commissioned in a year and afterwards, it will be difficult to transfer the railway as cargo transportation will grow."

In conclusion, he added that the Azerbaijani state budget-2018 was worked out taking into account economic risks.

He also said that despite it was very difficult to balance various spheres, the country’s government copes with that.

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