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GOVERNMENT APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH GEORGIA ON ORGANIZATION OF RAILWAY-FERRY LINES

10 April , 2017  

KYIV. April 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved an agreement with the Georgian government on the organization of direct international railway ferry lines through Ukrainian and Georgian ports.
According to resolution No. 230 dated April 5, 2017, the agreement was signed on September 13, 2016 in Batumi (Georgia).
The decision would promote development of Ukrainian-Georgian interstate relations in the transport area.
As reported, seaports and terminals in Georgia handled 17.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2016. This was 8.3% less than in 2015.