Memorandum on construction of Black Sea Ring Highway ratified

 

A law on ratification of a memorandum on the development of a ring

highway along the Black Sea coast has been signed by the Russian

President, Dmitry Medvedev, Interfax reports.

 

The memorandum provides for construction of a ring highway around

7,140 kilometers long, which will pass through Turkey, Georgia,

Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.

 

The project will create a modern road infrastructure in the Black Sea

region and enhance trade, as well as economic and tourist relations.