YEREVAN. - Armenian Parliament began to discuss the project on constructing a border bridge with Georgia over the Debed River on Thursday. During the session of the Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, the project was presented by the first deputy minister of transport and communication Arthur Arakelyan.

"The construction of a new modern bridge in Bagratashen-Sadakhlo border crossing point is currently very important for the smooth transportation of passengers and cargo between two countries," Arakelyan said.

The new bridge will be constructed within the framework of the project on modernizing the border crossing points between Armenia and Georgia. The total budget of the project is EUR 60 million. It was launched in 2013 with the support of EU grants and credits of other donors.