OREANDA-NEWS. On January 16, 2007 President Robert Kocharian received a delegation headed by the President of the “Russian railroads” company Vladimir Yakunin. The company won the concession to run the Armenian railroad system, reported the Official website http://news.president.am.

At the meeting discussed were issues related to the development of the Armenian railroad system.

Robert Kocharian said that Armenia has great expectations that under the Russian management the railroad structure would be modernized, becoming a highly efficient structure. The President of Armenia wished the representatives of the company success, noting that the Armenian side is ready to respond speedily and find optimal solutions to the problems that might arise during the transition period.

Vladimir Yakunin expressed gratitude for the confidence in the “Russian railroads” and said that the Russian side guarantees the fulfillment of the assumed obligations in a timely and appropriate manner.