NA Speaker: Yerevan, Moscow  currently discussing railway management  in Armenia

ArmInfo.Yerevan and Moscow are discussing the matter of railway management in Armenia, as stated by Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the National Assembly, to reporters on March 3.

On February 13, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, speaking to journalists, suggested that the Russian side consider selling the right to a concession for the country'ss railways to a state friendly to both Moscow and Yerevan. Among the options, he named Kazakhstan, the UAE, and Qatar. Pashinyan also asserted that Armenia has nothing against Russia, but the Russian concession creates "certain competitive losses" for the country.

Meanwhile, as the speaker noted, Armenia expects "a response from the Russian side as soon as possible".  The project, he said, is of significant  importance, and the Armenian side has no alternative than to discuss it. Alen Simonyan noted the interest of several countries in managing the country's railways, without specifying which ones. However, as the NA Speaker noted, there is no final decision on the country's railways yet.