ArmInfo.The situation at the Upper Lars checkpoint from the Russian side is in the focus of attention of the Armenian Embassy in Russia and the Consulate General in Rostov-on-Don.
"According to the embassy, the accumulation of trucks at the checkpoint from the Russian side heading to Georgia is due to technical reasons. In particular, due to the congestion of some trucks, and exceeding permissible standards, which requires additional clearance, and this in turn increases the border crossing procedure. According to information received from the relevant Russian structures, the Russian customs authorities take the necessary steps to resolve the current situation, "the report published by RA Embassy in the Russian Federation on the Facebook page reads.
At the same time, the diplomatic mission assured that they are in constant contact with the appropriate structures in order to resolve issues arising on the spot.
Earlier, it became known that on the Russian-Georgian border at the Upper Lars checkpoint, a large congestion of 800 heavy vehicles from the Russian side formed due to innovations in customs control. According to customs information, weight control began to operate in mid-September as part of a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 1998 "On State Control over the Implementation of International Road Transport". ''The checkpoint of the North Ossetian customs is equipped with a complex of automatic determination of weight and size characteristics of vehicles , which allows you to automatically determine the weight and overall parameters of international freight vehicles, including the load on an axle or group of axles. In case of revealing the excess of the permissible load on the axle or group of axles of freight vehicles for violation of the rules for the movement of a heavy bulky vehicle, administrative cases are brought against the carrier or his representative>, the official statement says. The introduction of weight control on the Upper Lars 21 years after the adoption of the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation was explained by the lengthy process of comprehensively equipping the checkpoint. Meanwhile, heavy truck drivers claim that they did not know about the innovations and are outraged by what is happening.