Armenian, Georgian PMs discuss creation of joint customs serviceFebruary 16, 2011 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 16, as part of Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri’s visit to Yerevan, the Armenian and Georgian PMs discussed creation of a joint customs service. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told a press conference that problems have been observed while crossing the Armenian-Georgian border due to legislative amendments in the two countries since the beginning of 2011. The RA Law on Compulsory Car Insurance was enforced on January 1, 2011, due to which car owners have to purchase insurance policies at the border prior to entry into Armenia. Meanwhile, a law was enacted in Georgia from January 1, which envisages additional payments for vehicles with cargo for roads maintenance. “We agreed with the Georgian Prime Minister to organize these measures so that all inconveniences are minimized for our citizens,” said Sargsyan. Georgian PM noted for his part that a political agreement on the joint management of the border has been achieved and working groups deal with it. He added that Georgia and Turkey have launched joint management of the border since June 1, 2010. Gilauri expressed hope that the matter will solved with Armenia as well. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |