ArmInfo.The investment program for launching the Yerevan-Tbilisi high-speed train is estimated at $ 400 million, Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan said on the air of Public TV.
In particular, he said that this issue is now being actively discussed in a trilateral format (Armenia-Georgia- Russia). According to the minister, if a high-speed train is launched, the travel time from Yerevan to Tbilisi will be reduced from 9.5 hours to 2.5 hours.
<This will allow us to significantly increase the number of tourists. Since for many European tourists Armenia and Georgia are considered as components of a single destination in the region. Both sides will only benefit from this, "he said.
To recall, for the first time it became known about the discussion of the issue of launching a high-speed train Yerevan-Tbilisi following the meeting of Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan with Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Natela Turnava in the Georgian capital, which took place in early August this year.
