Yerevan, December 19 /Mediamax/. The President of the “Russian Railroads” OJSC Vladimir Yakunin stated that “the issue of the possible concession of the Armenian railroad is being decided upon on the level of the Russian leadership”.

Mediamax reports that Vladimir Yakunin said this on December 18, speaking at the concluding session of the Company’s Board of Directors.

“The issue of the possible concession of the Armenian railroads is being decided upon on the level of the Russian leadership. This strategic issue for the development of the region was recently considered on the level of the country’s leadership”, Vladimir Yakunin stated.

Meanwhile, Mediamax notes, the Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian stated on November 30 in an interview to the “Kommersant” [Merchant] newspaper that “after the announcement of the tender on handing over of the Armenian railroads to concession, the “Russian Railroads”, as well as other companies, would achieve the right for participation and there would be no preferences given to any company”.

Mediamax recalls that Vladimir Yakunin for the first time stated about the intention to take the Armenian railroads to concessive administration on October 12 of 2006 in Yerevan, where he was participating in the session of the Railroad Transport Council of CIS stated, Baltic, Bulgaria and Finland.