周三，亚美尼亚总理尼科尔·帕希尼扬与俄罗斯国家铁路公司首席执行官奥列格·别洛佐罗夫就该国的重建项目进行了讨论。
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday exchanged views on reconstruction projects in the South Caucasus nation with Oleg Belozyorov, the CEO of state-owned Russian Railways.
据帕希尼扬办公室发布的声明，他在首都埃里温会见了由别洛佐罗夫率领的代表团。俄方官员表示，莫斯科致力于提升亚美尼亚铁路系统的竞争力，力求“充分利用打通地区交通基础设施的契机”，并将其纳入周边国家及国际铁路网络体系。
A statement by Pashinyan’s office said he received a delegation led by Belozyorov in the capital Yerevan, during which the Russian official said Moscow seeks to make Armenia’s railway system competitive, “taking into account the possibilities of unblocking the regional transport infrastructures,” as well as integrating it into those of neighboring states and the international railway network.
声明指出：“双方就此探讨了地区局势发展带来的机遇，以及提升亚美尼亚铁路竞争力、促使其融入国际运输通道的各项举措。”
“In this regard, the interlocutors discussed the opportunities created in the context of regional processes and the steps aimed at making the railways of Armenia competitive, as well as integrated into international transport routes,” the statement said.
双方还重点探讨了相关重建项目，包括古姆里至阿胡里克段以及埃拉斯赫至纳希切万段的铁路建设及其带来的发展契机。
It said that the sides exchanged views on reconstruction projects, namely the Gyumri-Akhurik and the Yeraskh-Nakhchivan railways, and the opportunities created as a result of them.
声明还提到，双方还就“南高加索铁路”公司在特许经营期间开展的基础设施建设、管理效能提升工作，以及现存问题及其解决路径交换了意见。
“Reference was made to the works carried out during the concession management of the ‘South Caucasian Railways’ company in the direction of infrastructure development, management efficiency, existing problems and the possibilities of their solution,” the statement added.
最终双方达成共识，决定尽快组建联合工作组，及时研究上述问题、探寻解决方案并明确后续工作方向。
It said the sides reached an agreement to create a joint working group to discuss outlined problems “in a short period of time,” find possible solutions, and clarify further steps.
目前亚美尼亚的铁路系统由俄罗斯铁路公司全资控股的“南高加索铁路”公司负责运营，双方于2008年签署了为期30年的特许经营协议。
Armenia’s rail network is operated by South Caucasus Railway, a company owned by Russian Railways, under a 30-year concession agreement signed in 2008.
亚美尼亚方面认为该协议削弱了本国在相关领域的竞争优势，而俄罗斯则指责西方势力借此对亚美尼亚实施“要挟”。
Yerevan argues that the agreement deprives the country of certain competitive advantages, while Moscow has accused the West of “blackmailing” Armenia on the issue.