Almost 50 trucks with Armenian cognac entered Russia - Papoyan

YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced the dispatch of another batch of Armenian cognac to Russia.

“From July 3 to 6, 46 trucks loaded with bottled cognac from Armenia crossed the Russian-Georgian border and entered Russia,” Papoyan wrote on Facebook.

On the situation with Armenian cargo on the Georgian border

Spontaneous laboratory checks of dozens of heavy trucks from Armenia exporting alcoholic beverages to Russia through the Upper Lars checkpoint had been reported for more than two months.

Armenian exporters were suffering financial losses due to delays in inspections. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said earlier that he had discussed the issue with Georgian officials in Armenia and that it was necessary to understand the reasons and find an institutional solution.

Armenian alcohol producers had appealed to international structures, in particular, 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.

They stated that the Georgian side, in violation of accepted international trade criteria, was causing significant material damage to Armenian producers, who are unable to fulfill their contractual obligations to third parties. The authors of the letter appealed to international organizations and partners abroad to urge the Georgian government to end this arbitrary blockade and lift restrictions hindering the transit of goods through its territory.

The problem was resolved in early June, Papoyan reported that Georgia had allowed 52 trucks carrying alcoholic beverages from Armenia to pass through to Russia.-0-