“The Kars-Akhalkalak railroad construction project is underway,” said member of the Javakhk democratic political party Vahagn Chakhalyan, according to “Regnum” news agency. Chakhalyan has also announced that after the summary of the project’s technical and economical armament, “representatives of some Japanese company that intends on taking part in the construction and Georgia’s construction minister have visited some parts of the railroad.” “The residents living on the road near the railroad are proposed to sell their lands. Some have been promised certain amounts and there is much propaganda being done. The visitors have even met secretly with the local authorities” Chakhalyan said in detail. He added that the Armenians living there are against the construction of the railroad. “This goes against the interests of both Armenia and Javakhk because after all, this railroad will help the Turks easily enter the region and will strengthen the blockade of Armenia. We plan on actively doing whatever we can to hold back the efforts,” said V. Chakhalyan.
