Modernization of Armenia-Iran checkpoint will run through 2026

PanARMENIAN.Net - The process of modernizing the Meghri border checkpoint on the Armenian-Iranian border will last until 2026, the State Revenue Committee of Armenia has said, according to Sputnik Armenia.

Work on the restructuring and modernization of the customs checkpoint in Meghri has already begun. According to the Committee, a modern checkpoint meeting international standards will be built.

"To fully ensure the work of the border checkpoint in Meghri, it is planned to build a two-story administrative building with a building area of 4,000 square meters. The border checkpoint will have buildings for a thorough check of incoming vehicles, X-rays for trucks, customs and cars and other infrastructure," the statement said.

Earlier, the chairman of the Committee, Rustam Badasyan, said that in 2022 it was planned to allocate 1.2 billion drams (slightly more than $3.1 million) for said project, but there were delays in the procedures for preparing for construction, and the project was postponed to 2023.

The customs checkpoint in Meghri is being renovated with an EU grant and a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Earlier, under the EU program, three border crossings on the border with Georgia were modernized - Bagratashen, Bavra and Gogavan-Privolnoe.