The agreements regarding the investment project and its implementation were signed Tuesday.
The project, which will take 30 months, amounts to CHF10 million (VAT not included), of which non-reimbursable financing of CHF8.5 million comes from Swiss authorities and the rest is covered by Romanian authorities.
The investment is included in the Swiss-Romanian cooperation program meant to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Union.
Romanian Transport Minister Ramona Manescu said Tuesday the ministry she runs will see that the project is carried through successfully and the implementation deadlines are met.
Manescu also said Tuesday that she supports the continuation of the project for the construction of Bucharest’s sixth mainline which will link the subway network to the Henri Coanda (Otopeni) airport.
The minister met with Japan’s ambassador to Bucharest Keiji Yamamoto for talks on the project of Bucharest’s sixth mainline. The project started in 1999 and in 2010, Romania received a loan of 41.8 billion yen (nearly EUR300 million) from the Japanese Government.
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