  Traffic jam at Upper Lars checkpoint over shift to winter schedule November 27, 2012 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A traffic jam is reported at Upper Lars checkpoint over a shift to winter schedule, allowing to cross the border from 7 am to 6pm only. A major line of trucks has been formed at the site, with truck drivers left without a chance to procure food or water. Over a hundred trucks from Armenia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan are waiting to cross the Russian-Georgian border. According to checkpoint employees, a shift to round-the-clock service would solve the situation best. The issue is being considered at Russia’s Federal Customs Service and Border Administration. Changes in the checkpoint operation are expected next year, with no specific date provided. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on Armenian government’s lawsuit against the airline company, Andranik Shkhyan said the airport is ready to join the initiative. Zvartnots airport will host a press conference on May 24 on the operation of Tel Aviv-Yerevan- Tel Aviv flights. “The increase for energy tariffs is prompted by a price hike for gas used in production,” Garegin Baghramyan said. Earlier, ArmRosgazprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas prices.   Partner news |  Latest news International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.WB to support electronic control system launch in Prosecutor’s Office Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan met World Bank Country Manager for Armenia Jean-Michel Happi.Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference due in fall Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan met with French ambassador Henri Reynaud.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software. |
