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Expert: Armenia strategically needs alternative to Upper Lars border crossing (VIDEO)
... with ARKA news agency’s ARKA-Business program broadcast on Youtube channel, the co-founder of Spinnaker Group LLC Norayr Gevorgyan, who is a member of Mantashyants international business club, speaks about the need of creating an alternative to the Upper Lars border crossing for Armenia. YEREVAN, July 17. /ARKA/. In an interview with ARKA news agency’s ARKA-Business program broadcast on Youtube channel, the co-founder of Spinnaker Group LLC Norayr Gevorgyan, who is a member of Mantashyants ...
07/18/2023Armenia considers steps to reduce costs of cargo transportation to Russia bypassing Upper Lars border crossing (EXCLUSIVE)
The Armenian Ministry of Economy in response to a request of ARKA news agency provided details of what is being done to reduce the costs of shipping Armenia-made goods to Russia bypassing the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border. YEREVAN, August 16. /ARKA/. The Armenian Ministry of Economy in response to a request of ARKA news agency provided details of what is being done to reduce the costs of shipping Armenia-made ...
08/16/2023Why trucks with goods from Armenia have piled up at Upper Lars border check point and who is to blame - EXCLUSIVE
As hundreds of Armenian trucks continue to be stuck on the Georgian side of the Russian-Georgian border checkpoint Upper Lars, ARKA news agency sent an inquiry to Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan wishing to find out what is the reason for this situation and which party (Russian or Georgian) is to blame for it?. YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. ...
11/18/2022Georgia says ready to restore traffic through upper Lars checkpoint
Georgia stands ready to negotiate with Russia over opening Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint near the Georgian-Russian border, said Shota Gvineriya, official representative of the Georgian Foreign Ministry. YEREVAN, May 26. /ARKA/. Georgia stands ready to negotiate with Russia over opening Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint ...
05/27/2009The reason why Armenian trucks not allowed into Russia through Upper Lars will be known in 2 days - deputy minister
In a couple of days we will establish the reason why Armenian trucks are not allowed into Russia through the Upper Lars border crossing on Georgian-Russian border, Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Arman Khojoyan said today. YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. In a couple of days we will establish the reason why Armenian trucks are not allowed into Russia through ...
11/27/2023Mishustin: promises made to Pashinyan on Upper Lars fulfilled
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the promises made to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the capacity of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border have been strictly fulfilled. YEREVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the promises made to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the capacity of the ...
07/19/2023Armenian and Russian customs officials discuss situation on Upper Lars
The Deputy Chairman of the Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) Ashot Muradyan and the Head of the Russian Federal Customs Service Vladimir Bulavin discussed today in Moscow the situation at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border, where more than a thousand of Armenian trucks with Russia-bound goods have been lined up for weeks waiting to go through the customs clearance. YEREVAN, November 21. /ARKA/. The Deputy Chairman ...
11/21/2022Armenia should seek alternative to Upper Lars and connection to North-South corridor in Iran - expert (VIDEO)
A route through Iran can become an alternative to the Upper Lars border checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border for Armenian freight forwarders, who could as well join the North-South transport corridor, the Chairman of the Armenian Transport Forwarders Association Yeghishe Hovhannisyan said in the Special ...
11/15/2022Upper Lars still closed for all types of traffic
The Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border is still closed, the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported today morning. YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. The Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border is still closed, the Armenian ...
06/29/2022Some 60 Armenian Large Dump Trucks Cross Upper Lars Checkpoint
Some 60 of 150 Armenian large dump trucks, which had been trapped at Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border for more than a week because of heavy snowfalls, eventually moved from Russia to Georgia on Saturday, YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. Some 60 of 150 Armenian large dump trucks, which had been trapped ...
12/06/2011Kerobyan: separate corridor is planned for Armenian trucks at Upper Lars border checkpoint
Armenian truck drivers transporting perishable goods from Armenia to Russia and vice versa have been complaining for years of long queues at the Upper Lars border check point on the Georgian-Russian border. YEREVAN, May 21. /ARKA/. Armenian truck drivers transporting perishable goods from Armenia to Russia and vice versa have been complaining for years of long queues at the Upper Lars border ...
05/23/2022Upper Lars road to be closed for trucks
The Armenian embassy in Georgia said today that the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars (Upper Lars) road will be closed for trucks. YEREVAN, August 6. /ARKA/. The Armenian embassy in Georgia said today that the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars (Upper Lars) road will be closed for trucks. It said the road is closed for the repair of a tunnel ...
08/06/2019Upper Lars border crossing again closed for traffic
Russia has closed the Upper Lars checkpoint on its side of the border with Georgia for all types of traffic, saying the move is prompted by ‘the impossibility to provide safe passage of vehicles’ through the section of Vladikavkaz - Lars road in both directions from 01:30 ...
06/28/2022Armenian emergency ministry: Upper Lars closed for trucks
Traffic through Upper Lars border checkpoint is prohibited for trucks, the press office of the Armenian emergency ministry reported on Tuesday. According to the information received from the Georgian emergency ministry, Stepantsminda-Lars road is open only for light ...
10/17/2017New minister sees no objective reasons for closing Upper Lars checkpoint for Armenian goods
Armenia's newly appointed Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan told reporters today that there are no objective reasons why Russia should close the Upper Lars checkpoint on its border with Georgia for Armenian goods. YEREVAN, February 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's newly appointed Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan told reporters today that there are no objective reasons why Russia should close the Upper ...
03/07/2024Minister: Armenian trucks with agricultural produces allowed to enter Russia through Upper Lars checkpoint
Hundreds of Armenian trucks with agricultural products which were stuck at Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian –Russian border for days ‘after tighter sanitary and quality control’ enforced by Russia, are now allowed to enter the Russian Federation, Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced today, adding also ...
12/06/2023Fifteen new lanes open at Upper Lars border checkpoint
Russia has opened 15 additional traffic lanes for vehicles on its side of the Upper Lars checkpoint on its border with Georgia, the Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) said today. YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. Russia has opened 15 additional traffic lanes for vehicles on its side of the Upper Lars checkpoint on its border with ...
06/22/2023To solve the problem of Upper Lars, it is necessary to calculate its cost – businessman
Armenian government agencies should answer one question – what is the cost of solving the Upper Lars problem, Karen Martirosyan, co-founder of the "Export Armenia" community and shareholder of the "Avenue Consulting Group" company, said in an interview with "ARKA-Business" on ARKA Youtube channel. YEREVAN,...
02/28/2023Capability of Upper Lars border checkpoint expanded significantly- Russian ambassador
The capability of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border has been expanded significantly, enabling customs officials to handle a larger number of vehicles going through the border crossing, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin told ARKA correspondent....
01/26/2023Total freight through Upper Lars checkpoint to and from Armenia increases by only 10% in July- minister
In July 2022, the total amount of freight that went through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border to and from Armenia increased by only 10% compared to June, but this growth is not enough to eliminate long queues of trucks at the border crossing, Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said a press briefing ...
08/11/2022Upper Lars border crossing reopens for passenger cars and trucks
The Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border has been reopened for all types of cars and trucks, the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported today citing Russian colleagues. YEREVAN, June 30. /ARKA/. The Upper Lars checkpoint on the ...
06/30/2022Upper Lars border crossing’s capacity o increase by 30 percent – Armenian minister
The capacity of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border will increase by 30%, Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said today. YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. The capacity of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border will increase ...
06/23/2022Russia sets up special lane for Armenian trucks at Upper Lars border checkpoint
The Russian Federal Customs Administration has assigned a special lane for Armenian trucks going through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. The Russian Federal Customs Administration has assigned a special lane for Armenian trucks going through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. "According ...
06/21/2022Russia increases capacity of Upper Lars check point
Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan and his Russian counterpart Maxim Reshetnikov met at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border on Saturday to discuss the reconstruction and increasing the capacity of the border crossing, which is the only overland route connecting Armenia with Russia and beyond. YEREVAN, June 13. /ARKA/. ...
06/13/2022Reconstruction of Upper Lars checkpoint on Russian-Georgian border to increase its capacity 6.5 times
The reconstruction of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border expected to be over in mid 2022 will increase its capacity 6.5 times, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Dmitry Volvach told reporters in Yerevan today. YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/....
09/20/2021Armenian truck drivers run out of money and food at Upper Lars checkpoint
Armenia's customs representative at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border is trying to provide maximum possible assistance to Armenian truck drivers that cannot cross the border into Georgia due to a huge line, Edward Hovhannisyan, chairman of the Armenian State Revenue Committee,...
03/24/2021Armenian customs attaché to be deployed at Upper Lars Georgian -Russian border crossing before the end of January
Armenia may have its representative deployed at the Upper Lars Georgian-Russian border crossing before the end of January, the chairman of the State Revenue Committee David Ananyan stated at a press conference on Monday. YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. Armenia may have its representative deployed at ...
01/13/2020Armenia’s government looking for alternative to Upper Lars border crossing, acting minister says
Armenia’s government is looking for an alternative to Upper Lars border crossing on the Georgian-Russian state border, Hakob Arshakyan, acting Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies, told reporters today. YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s government is looking for an ...
01/10/2019Armenia to find alternatives to Upper Lars border crossing and Abkhazian railway
The government of Armenia will find alternatives to Upper Lars border crossing and the Abkhazian railway, prime minister Karen Karapetyan told a Q&A session in the parliament today. YEREVAN, March 1. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia will find alternatives to Upper Lars border crossing and the Abkhazian ...
03/01/2017Only 7 lanes out of 14 at Upper Lars checkpoint operating now due to road repair
... result a huge line of 700 heavy trucks has formed. According to him, the repair will be completed in three days. In June 2023, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said it will invest approximately $150 million in a $200 million project to upgrade the Upper Lars checkpoint to enhance transport, logistics and roadside infrastructure at the Upper Lars checkpoint in North Ossetia-Alania. The Upper y Lars border crossing is currently the sole land route for Armenia facilitating trade and economic connections ...
08/28/2023Armenian, Russian customs authorities discuss simplification of customs procedures at Upper Lars border checkpoint
Armenian and Russian customs authorities discussed prospects for simplifying customs procedures in Upper Lars border checkpoint as they had meetings on May 20 to 23 in Yerevan, the press office of the Armenian State Revenue Committee reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, May 29. /ARKA/. Armenian and Russian customs authorities discussed prospects ...
05/29/2019Armenian transport ministry explains cause of truck congestion at Upper Lars border checkpoint
The Armenian transport, communication and information technology ministry, explaining the congestion at Upper Lars border checkpoint, said that it happened because of introduction on Georgia’s border of a new electronic system that includes ticket booking for customs procedures (e-queue). YEREVAN, July 3. /ARKA/. The Armenian transport, communication ...
07/03/2018Armenia’s export to Russia not affected by temporary closure of upper Lars
The temporary closure of Upper Lars border checkpoint because of stone fall had not affected volumes of Armenia’s export to Russia, Vazgen Safaryan, the head of the Union of Domestic Commodity Producers, said on Monday. YERЕVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. The temporary closure ...
07/19/2016Upper Lars checkpoint may remain closed for another month
Upper Lars checkpoint that connects Armenia with Russia through Georgia’s territory may remain closed for another month and a half, Haykakan Zhamanak reported on Monday. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Upper Lars checkpoint that connects Armenia with ...
06/28/2016Armenian transport ministry: Upper Lars motor way closed for avalanche hazard
Stepantsminda- Lars (Upper Lars) motor way remains closed for all kinds of vehicles because of a heavy snowfall avalanche hazard, the Armenian transport and communication ministry’s press office reported on Wednesday referring to the information received from Georgian ...
02/18/2015Upper Lars closed for traffic due to landslide –Armenian ministry of emergencies
The Upper Lars checkpoint on Stepantsminda-Lars road is closed for traffic as from 22:30 August 20 because of the landslide, the press office of Armenia’s ministry of emergencies reported. YEREVAN, August 21. /ARKA/. The Upper Lars checkpoint on Stepantsminda-Lars ...
08/21/2014Upper Lars check point is open for trucks and small buses
Stepantsminda-Lars highway through the Upper Lars check point, the Russian-Georgian border, is now open for trucks and 30-seat buses only, Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reports on Monday. YEREVAN, December 10./ARKA/. Stepantsminda-Lars highway through the Upper Lars check ...
12/10/2012Passage of people and transport through “Upper Lars” on the Russian-Georgian border resumed
The movement of vehicles through the checkpoint “Upper Lars” on the Russian-Georgian border has been restored, the Russian Ministry of Transport reported in the evening of October 7. YEREVAN, October 8. /ARKA/. The movement of vehicles through the checkpoint “Upper Lars” on the Russian-Georgian ...
10/08/2024Russia Increases Capacity of Upper Lars Checkpoint, No Need for Ferry — Papoyan
Russia has increased the capacity of the Upper Lars checkpoint on its border with Georgia, so there is no need for Armenian forwarding companies to look for ferry services, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan told reporters on Thursday. YEREVAN, August 8. /ARKA/. Russia has increased ...
08/08/2024Upper Lars checkpoint reopens for all types of vehicles, including those transporting perishable agricultural products
The Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border has reopened for all types of vehicles, including trucks transporting perishable agricultural products. The reopening comes after an operative meeting of the Eurasian Economic Committee, the executive ...
12/04/2023Chief of government staff says closure of Upper Lars checkpoint will not affect Armenia if all Armenians buy exclusively Armenian products
Chief of Armenian government staff Arayik Harutyunyan argues that the closure of Upper Lars border checkpoint (by Russia) would not affect Armenian exporters if all Armenians bought exclusively Armenian-made products. YEREVAN, November 28. /ARKA/. Chief of Armenian government staff Arayik Harutyunyan argues that the closure ...
11/28/2023Mass media outlets claim Russia trying to punish Armenia by banning its agricultural exports
Armenian users of social networks and some mass media outlets claim that hundreds of trucks with Armenian goods are not allowed into Russia through the Upper Lars border checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border by Russian customs officers because of Armenia’s overtures to the West reflected, particularly, in PM Nikol Pashinyan’s decision to snub a latest meeting of Russia-dominated Collective Security ...
11/28/2023Upper Lars border crossing closed for trucks only- Rescue Service
The Upper Lars border crossing on the Georgian-Russian border is closed for trucks only, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Interior Ministry said today. YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. The Upper Lars border crossing on the Georgian-Russian border is closed ...
11/27/2023Several dozens of trucks with Armenia cognac passed through Upper Lars checkpoint into Russia – minister
Several dozens of Armenian trucks with alcohol products have already gone through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border after waiting for permission for days and entered the territory of the Russian Federation, Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said. YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Several dozens of Armenian trucks with ...
10/05/2023Sixty trucks with Armenian cognac stuck at Upper Lars border crossing
About 60 trucks with Armenia-made cognac are waiting at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border for permission to enter the Russian Federation, Vahan Hakobyan, Armenia’s customs attaché deployed at the checkpoint said. YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. About 60 trucks with Armenia-made cognac ...
10/03/2023Upper Lars checkpoint on Georgian-Russian border to operate with restrictions on September 18-26 -
The Upper Lars customs checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border will work with temporary restrictions from September 18 to 24, Armenia's State Revenue Committee (SRC) said citing a Russian government agency in charge of roads. YEREVAN, September 18. ...
09/18/2023EDB to invest $150 million in major upgrade of Upper Lars border crossing
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will invest approximately $150 million in a $200 million project to upgrade the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. YEREVAN, June 8. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will invest approximately $150 million in a $200 million project to upgrade the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border....
06/08/2023New trolleybuses purchased for Yerevan stuck in Upper Lars
A batch of new trolleybuses purchased for Yerevan are still stuck in Upper Lars (a checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border), the head of the transport department of the Yerevan Municipality Hayk Sargsyan said today. YEREVAN, May 2. /ARKA/. A batch of new trolleybuses purchased for Yerevan are still stuck in Upper ...
05/02/2023Upper Lars border crossing capacity for Armenian trucks increases by 1.5-2 times - Ministry of Economy
The number of Armenian trucks passing through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border has almost doubled, Deputy Economy Minister Narek Teryan said. YEREVAN, January 5. /ARKA/. The number of Armenian trucks passing through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border ...
01/05/2023About 1,600 trucks with Armenian cargoes waiting on Georgian side of border to cross into Russia -minister
... November 16. /ARKA/. About 1,600 Armenian trucks are currently waiting on the Georgian side of the border to cross into Russia, Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan said today at a pres briefing. Kerobyan stressed that the current capacity of the Upper Lars border checkpoint remains the same "as it was before the recent events." By ‘recent recent events’ the minister meant the explosion of the Crimean Bridge. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the explosive device ...
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