Georgia to Create Transport Corridor with Key Neighbors

YEREVAN – Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Bulgaria and Greece intend to create a transport corridor that will connect the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Armenia’s Deputy Head of Ministry of Transport and Communication David Melkonyan, said details will be discussed in Sofia at the end of the week.

It will be the second meeting of the countries involved after the first took place in Tehran in June.

The existence of a new transport corridor could allow Iran wants to become a trading hub for Europe and Central Asia.

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has already confirmed that the country is ready to join the project.

Photo:Georgian Railways