'Dry port" in Gyumri to solve logistic problems - Kerobyan

YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. The "dry port" (industrial park) to be created in Armenia will resolve one of the most important problems - the country's poor logistical connection with the world, Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said at a press briefing in the parliament. He said it will be Armenia's first industrial park with many analogues in other countries.

"The industrial parks are created to provide industrial companies with necessary infrastructures. They serve also as logistic centers, terminals for containers, which are used to transfer cargo from one mode of transport to another with minimum costs," the minister said.

Kerobyan said the "dry port" project was preliminary approved by the Investment Committee under the Prime Minister last week and will enter the phase of profound technical and economic study, after which the investment program will be launched.

The "dry port" will be in the country’s second-largest town of Gyumri, located near the local airport and the railroad.

The airport will have the status of a free economic zone. The 'port' will have also distribution centers, small and medium enterprises, and an international food market. -0-