Armenia hopes that the Russian party will co-finance construction of the Armenian sector of Iran-Armenia railway, Secretary of Armenia's National Security Council, Artur Bagdasaryan, said in an interview with "Armenia" TV channel.
He said that the Iranian party is interested in construction of the Iran-Armenia railway and is ready to co-finance the building of the Iranian sector of the railway. Saying that Armenia has to finance construction of the Armenian sector of the railway, Bagdasaryan said that there is a point in the statement signed during President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Moscow, which supposes making investments in the railway sector.
To recall, on 3 September during the meeting with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that Russian Railway is ready to invest 15 billion rubles in development of the railway net of Armenia.