ANKARA: Baku-Tbilisi-Kars: Geopolitical Effect On The South Caucasian Region

BAKU-TBILISI-KARS: GEOPOLITICAL EFFECT ON THE SOUTH CAUCASIAN REGION Journal of Turkish Weekly July 24 2008 Turkey View by Rovshan Ibrahimov - On November 21, 2007 in Georgia, near the station Marabda, the official ceremony was held related with the beginning of construction of a railway Baku-Tbilisi-Ahalkalaki-Kars, which was attended by the presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia. This project, the aim of which is to connect the Caucasus and respectively the Asian region through the Caspian Sea, with Europe, is the fruit of the efforts of those countries that are directly involved in this project, in other words, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia. It is noteworthy that the development and funding of the project is carried out without any involvement of international organizations or third countries. Thus the construction... [read full story]