Georgia`s ambassador to Armenia listens to Armenian producers after  2-hour wait

ArmInfo.  A protest action involving wine and brandy producers and transport companies has been taking place at the Georgian Embassy in Armenia since 12:00. The vehicles have been standing at the Gezi terminal in Georgia for over a month, awaiting the results of a laboratory test conducted by the transit country. The Georgian side has not provided any justification or explanation on this matter.


As the protesters said, as a transit country, Georgia does not have the right to detain a vehicle with cargo for a month or more and conduct laboratory tests. The manufacturers do not mind inspecting the cargo if there is any suspicion of smuggling, however, in the case of transit, conducting an examination and detaining the vehicles is unacceptable.

They reported that they had contacted the Armenian Ministry of Economy at the deputy minister level. 


, - asked one of the protesters.

Companies will suffer major financial losses not only due to the cargo being idle, but also due to the breakdown of relations with partners who are now waiting for the goods to be delivered.

After two hours of waiting, the Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Georgiy Sharvashidze expressed his readiness to receive two protesters to listen to their problems and comments.

A few days earlier, the Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan, touching upon the situation with the idleness of Armenian cargo at the Gezi terminal, noted that relevant negotiations were underway with Georgian partners.