Problems with export of Armenian cognac through Georgia have been largely resolved

Problems with export of Armenian cognac through Georgia have been largely resolved, said RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

YEREVAN, July 30. /ARKA/. Problems with export of Armenian cognac through Georgia have been largely resolved, said RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

“As you know, during our visit to Georgia we agreed to create a working group consisting of representatives of the RA Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Georgia to resolve the problems that have arisen with the export of Armenian cognac (brandy),” Papoyan wrote on Facebook.

According to him, as a result of the daily work of the group, today we can already state that the issue of cognac export has been largely resolved.

“For example, yesterday our Georgian colleagues gave us more data, according to which 27 vehicles loaded with bottled cognac were able to leave the Georgian customs point of Gezi during the day. Another vehicle failed the examination,” Papoyan noted.

As the Minister stated, these statistics prove that the vast majority of Armenian bottled cognac (in this case, more than 96%) is of the proper quality and meets all standards for cognac.

On the situation with Armenian cargo on the Georgian border

Spontaneous laboratory checks of dozens of heavy-duty trucks from Armenia exporting alcoholic beverages to Russia or the Baltic countries through the Upper Lars checkpoint have been discussed for several months. Due to delays in inspection, Armenian exporters suffered financial losses.

Armenian producers of alcoholic beverages have appealed to state and international structures, in particular, to the National Assembly of Armenia, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the EBRD, the UN, the EDB and the WTO with a request to urgently assess the tense situation with the transit of Armenian goods through the customs territory of Georgia, call on the Georgian government to end this unauthorized blockade and remove obstacles to the transit of goods through its territory.

The letter stated that the Georgian side, by violating accepted international trade criteria, was causing significant material damage to Armenian producers, who were unable to fulfill their contractual obligations to a third party. The problem was resolved in early June.

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