Trucks with Armenian cognac headed to the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border - Papoyan
YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. 49 trucks loaded with cognac headed from the Georgian customs point of Gezi to Upper Lars, said Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.
"As a result of yesterday's productive negotiations with Georgian partners, just today 49 trucks loaded with cognac left the Gezi terminal and headed to Upper Lars," Papoyan wrote on his Facebook page.
The head of the Ministry of Economy reported that these vehicles had been standing at Gezi for a long time.
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 reported for about 2 months now. Due to delays in inspection, Armenian exporters are suffering 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 pass in the direction of Russia.
Armenian producers of alcoholic beverages have 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, by violating accepted international trade criteria, is causing 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 call on the Georgian government to end this unauthorized blockade and lift restrictions that impede the transit movement of goods through its territory.
