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The "FTA", serving under the brand "Orange-Armenia" will begin its activities in the Armenian telecom market in October-November, said in Yerevan today, Minister of Transport and Communication of Armenia Gurgen Sargsian. Responding to journalists' questions, he noted, previously scheduled entry of a third cellular operator should remain in force. The head of the Ministry of Transportation announced that construction of the railway line Iran-Armenia was discussed during a recent visit to Yerevan, Vice-President of Asian Development Bank Hiao Zhao. According to him, by the end of this year will be signed by the relevant credit agreement. At the same time discussing issues related to the project "North-South cooperation" with the Asian Development Bank. We also consider the possibility of attracting other donors to finance the project, involving construction of high-quality roads. Armenia is not involved in the negotiations on the resumption of road traffic across the Russian checkpoint "Upper Lars," said the minister. He expressed hope that the results of Russian-Georgian talks on this subject we will know soon. © Artak R. Barseghyan