50 trucks with Armenian cognac reached Russian customs after problems in Georgia
YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. From June 1 to June 10 inclusive, 50 trucks with Armenian cognac reached the customs authorities of Russia, said Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Arman Khojoyan.
“The problem arose in April 2025. And from that time to this day, this issue has been in the center of our attention,” Khojoyan said on Wednesday in parliament during the discussion of the report on the implementation of the state budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2024, commenting on the problem of trucks with Armenian cognac that were detained on the Georgian side.
According to him, the Ministry of Economy is in constant contact with businessmen.
“From April to this day, 557 export declarations have been filled out, products under 391 have been exported,” Khojoyan said.
According to him, this means, for example, that if the goods were to be exported to Russia, they have already been delivered to Russian customs.
On the situation with Armenian cargo on the Georgian borde
Spontaneous laboratory checks of dozens of trucks from Armenia exporting alcoholic beverages to Russia or the Baltic countries through the Upper Lars checkpoint have been reported for about 2 months. Due to delays in inspection, Armenian exporters suffer financial losses. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated earlier that he discussed this issue with Georgian officials in Armenia, and it is necessary to understand the reasons and find an institutional solution.
On June 5, Papoyan reported that Georgia allowed 52 vehicles with alcoholic beverages from Armenia to Russia on June 5
On June 6, as reported by the Georgian Tax Service, a batch of 10,000 pieces of cut flowers of various types imported from Armenia was detained at the Sadakhlo-Saavtomobilo customs checkpoint due to the identified non-compliance with the phytosanitary requirements of Georgia.
Armenian producers of alcoholic beverages appealed to state and international structures, in particular, to the National Assembly of Armenia, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the EBRD, the UN, the EDB and the WTO with a request to urgently assess the tense situation with the transit of Armenian goods through the customs territory of Georgia.
The letter indicated that the Georgian side, violating the accepted international trade criteria, causes significant material damage to Armenian producers, who are unable to fulfill their contractual obligations to a third party. The authors of the letter appealed to international organizations and partners abroad with a request to urge the Georgian government to end this unauthorized blockade and lift the restrictions that impede the transit of goods through its territory.
