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"A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait was opened yesterday in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul, the BBC reports. The tunnel is the world’s first connecting two continents, and is designed to withstand earthquakes. It was opened on the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. The Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta was paying on Tuesday a one-day official visit to Istanbul at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the agenda featuring the ceremony of inauguration of the railway tunnel ‘ Marmaray ‘, also, the Romanian government informs in a press release. Ponta was accompanied by Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin and Romanian ambassador in Ankara Radu Onofrei.
“The inauguration of Marmaray tunnel is indeed an historical achievement and a major project has been carried out by connecting Europe to Asia,” PM Victor Ponta stated for his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to his personal Facebook account.
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The Marmaray project will upgrade existing suburban train lines to create a direct link joining the southern part of the city across the Bosphorus Strait. The rail service will be capable of carrying 75,000 people per hour in either direction. "
http://www.nineoclock.ro/turkey’s-bosphorus-tunnel-opens-sub-sea-asia-link/
Also,our prime minister visited the Yedikule Museum where a ceremonial plaque in honour on Constantin Brancoveanu and his four sons ( romanian ruler killed during ottoman times) was unveiled.Good to see such relations between our countries.
“The inauguration of Marmaray tunnel is indeed an historical achievement and a major project has been carried out by connecting Europe to Asia,” PM Victor Ponta stated for his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to his personal Facebook account.
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The Marmaray project will upgrade existing suburban train lines to create a direct link joining the southern part of the city across the Bosphorus Strait. The rail service will be capable of carrying 75,000 people per hour in either direction. "
http://www.nineoclock.ro/turkey’s-bosphorus-tunnel-opens-sub-sea-asia-link/
Also,our prime minister visited the Yedikule Museum where a ceremonial plaque in honour on Constantin Brancoveanu and his four sons ( romanian ruler killed during ottoman times) was unveiled.Good to see such relations between our countries.
