  Upper Lars manager to be announced March 27 March 26, 2012 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia's Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said on March 26 that the company to monitor cargo transfer over the Georgian-Russian border has not been defined yet. In line with the agreement reached between Moscow and Tbilisi over Russia's membership in WTO, a private Swiss company will undertake to carry out cargo monitoring at the border. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter was informed in the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the name of the company will be announced during the visit of Georgian delegation to Switzerland on March 27. Upper Lars checkpoint at the Georgian-Russian border provides the only direct land route between Armenia and Russia. Given Armenia's blockade by Turkey and Azerbaijan, the Upper Lars has a key role in the country's economic links with the external world.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
