TIRANA (Albania), June 14 (SeeNews) – The construction of a new international airport near the Albanian southwestern port city of Vlora is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, prime minister Edi Rama said as quoted by Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency.
The negotiations with the consortium that will build the airport are in the final stage, Rama said in an interview for Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.
Albania is holding talks to contract a consortium comprising Turkish companies Cengiz, Kalyon and Kolin for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and management of the airport.
The construction of Vlora airport - a 100% private investment estimated at 100 million euro ($117.6 million) - is expected to start later in 2018. When completed, it will be Albania’s largest and most modern airport.
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