At today’s session of Armenian Government chaired by Tigran Sargsyan, the Ministers ordered the regional governors and heads of communities to suspend construction and allotment of lands in protection and restricted zones of Yerevan-Gyumri-Georgia and Yerevan- Yeraskh-Meghri-Iran national motorways. The decision was made following the “North-South” motorway and Armenia-Iran railway construction, Armenian Government Press Service told NEWS.am.

Under another decree Government allocated AMD 18.5 mln from reserve fund for the construction of Yerevan-Ashtarak section. The amount will be repaid by the end of 2009 after ADB (Asian Development Bank) allocates the credit estimated at U.S. $1.5 bln.

Government established “Railways Construction Directorate” CJSC to manage Armenia-Iran railway construction and get credits assigned to the project.