Saturday, 15 October 2005

BAKU TO SUBMIT LIST OF PRIORITY COOPERATION PROJECTS TO BRUSSELS

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By empty (10/15/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Baku is to submit an action plan under the New Neighborhood policies to the European Union soon, Ashraf Shikhaliyev, head of the Azeri Foreign Ministry\'s Economic Relations and Development Department, has announced. We\'ll send an action plan under the New Neighborhood program, listing our priorities in cooperation with the European Union, to Brussels within ten days, Shikhaliyev told an international conference on Azerbaijan\'s economic development in Baku on Saturday. Shikhaliyev also said that Azerbaijan will urge its European partners to back a project to build a Baku-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway estimated at $400 million.
Baku is to submit an action plan under the New Neighborhood policies to the European Union soon, Ashraf Shikhaliyev, head of the Azeri Foreign Ministry\'s Economic Relations and Development Department, has announced. We\'ll send an action plan under the New Neighborhood program, listing our priorities in cooperation with the European Union, to Brussels within ten days, Shikhaliyev told an international conference on Azerbaijan\'s economic development in Baku on Saturday. Shikhaliyev also said that Azerbaijan will urge its European partners to back a project to build a Baku-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway estimated at $400 million. \"This project will help launch cargo transport services at very low prices from Central Asia to Europe,\" he said. Shikhaliyev pointed out that China is also interested in the project. (Interfax)
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