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USA doesn´t support the construction of a railway from Turkey to Georgia bypassing Armenia, U.S. official says


Yerevan, November 18. /Mediamax/. The U.S. Ambassador to
Turkey-designate, Ross Wilson, stated that "the U.S. Government has
not taken a position on routes for a regional South Caucasus railway
and has not provided any financial backing for such a railway."

Ross Wilson has responded in writing to a series of questions
submitted by Senator Paul Sarbanes concerning the Tirkish-Armenian
border and construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway bypassing
Armenia, Mediamax reports.

"The U.S. Government has taken the position that decisions about such
a railway should be based on economic factors," said Ross Wilson.

"I believe that Turkey should open its border with Armenia. I also
believe the United States should continue encouraging regional
integration that includes all countries of the Caucasus," Wilson said.

Ross Wilson noted that neither the EU's Progress Report nor the
Accession Partnership Agreement requires Turkey to open its border
with Armenia. Wilson, who served previously as Ambassador to
Azerbaijan, said at the same time that "the opening of the
Turkey-Armenia border would benefit both countries and constitute an
important step toward reconciliation and mutual understanding, which
the United States strongly supports."

The European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and
Security Policy, Javier Solana, said in reply to Mediamax's question
in Brussels October 20 that the European Union hopes for the speedy
opening of the Turkish-Armenian border, which will allow to restore
Kars-Gyumri railway instead of constructing a new "complicated" route
Kars-Akhalkalaki.

When asked by Mediamax's special correspondent, Javier Solana said
that the use of current transport communications is much more
preferable than investing money into the construction of new ones.

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