Over the last 2 days alone, more than 80 trucks with Armenian cognac have left for Russia - Minister
YEREVAN, July 25. /ARКА/. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced the dispatch of another batch of Armenian cognac to Russia.
"Good news regarding cognac exports. Over the last 2 days alone, 88 trucks loaded with bottled cognac from Armenia have left the Georgian customs terminal of Gezi in the direction of Upper Lars," he wrote on his Facebook page.
On the situation with Armenian cargo on the Georgian border
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 talked about for months. Due to delays in inspection, Armenian exporters suffered financial losses. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated earlier that he had discussed this issue with Georgian officials in Armenia, and it was necessary to understand the reasons and find an institutional solution.
Armenian alcohol producers 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 stated 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.
The problem was resolved in early June - Papoyan reported that Georgia allowed 52 vehicles with alcoholic beverages from Armenia to pass in the direction of Russia.
