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[8] [10] Thereafter, both Armenia and Georgia pushed into the Kars area of modern eastern Turkey, annexing lands and causing further disputes between over ownership of territory. [10] The issue was rendered moot when in 1920 Russia's Red Army invaded Azerbaijan and Armenia, ending the independence of both, followed in February–March 1921 by ...
The S7 is the most popular route to travel between Tbilisi and Yerevan, offering alternative routes within Armenia. The S7 has been included in the ambitious Georgian East-West Highway project, which aims to create a 455 kilometres (283 mi) east-west transport corridor through Georgia connecting Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.
Georgia also supported Azerbaijan against Armenia in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/243, and Armenia has voted against several United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia that reiterate the right of return of all displaced persons and refugees to Georgia's breakaway regions. Despite the stated differences and conflicting interests ...
South Caucasus Railway currently operates the following services: [2] 1. Armenia–Georgia express/sleeper service: Yerevan to Tbilisi / Batumi via Gyumri and Vanadzor [3] [4] 2. Yerevan to Araks (Myasnikan) / Gyumri - 3 services a day plus 1 additional short journey to Araks, and a weekend express service (without stops between Yerevan and Gyumri
The project also provided an additional rail route between China and Europe (via Central Asia) which avoided Russian territory. In late 2015, a goods train took only 15 days to travel from South Korea to Istanbul via China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia—considerably less time than a journey by sea.
In 1899, the Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway connection between Georgia and Armenia was established. [2] The Khashuri to Borjomi link was built in 1894, with the 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Borjomi to Bakuriani narrow-gauge line operational from 1902, to serve the higher level skiing community. The Kakheti railway branch line was completed ...
In 2018, passenger flow at the two main airports of Armenia reached a record high of 2,856,673 million people. [19] In December 2019, yearly passenger flow exceeded 3,000,000 million people for the first time in Armenia's history. [20] In November 2019, the creation of a Free Route Airspace (FRA) between Armenia and Georgia was announced.
The Crossroads of Peace [a] is a transportation project, proposed by the Armenian government in October 2023, which seeks to improve Armenia's links to neighboring Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey, [1] [2] [3] and to restore cooperation in the region and promote mutual understanding among nations.