Armenian embassy in Georgia advises Armenian exporters to sue Georgia  over border situation

ArmInfo.  Another protest action is taking place near the Georgian Embassy in Armenia with the participation of representatives of the Armenian brandy industry. For  over 40 days, Armenian cargoes with alcoholic products, which were  sent through a transit country (Georgia) to Russia and Belarus, have  been standing on the Armenian-Georgian border, awaiting the results  of a laboratory examination to check the quality and identify  violations. According to the assurances of the Armenian side, the  transit state has no right to such actions. If the Georgian  representatives suspect the Armenian cargoes of being contraband,  then, as the exporters noted, they should inspect the vehicles and  release them if no problems are found. But long-term downtime and  checking the quality of the products is not within the powers of the  transit state.

During the previous protest action, which took place days earlier at  the Georgian diplomatic mission in the Republic of Armenia, its head  Giorgi Sharvashidze agreed to receive several brandy producers to  listen to their complaints. Following the meeting, the diplomat  promised that official Tbilisi would provide clarifications within  the next two days. And so it happened. The statement of the Georgian  Revenue Service was published in a number of Georgian media outlets,  where it was said that what was happening at the border was nothing  more than control procedures at customs points, which were carried  out in a standard manner, and there were no delays of trucks.

The Armenian side was not satisfied with such a response. Today, a  protest action was held again near the building of the Georgian  Embassy, which culminated in a meeting between one of the Armenian  producers, the Georgian consul and a number of employees of the  Embassy. Following the discussions, the head of the Shakhnazaryan  brandy factory, Hayk Shakhnazaryan, informed the media and the  assembled employees of the enterprises that the diplomatic mission  had recommended that they sue the Georgian side in connection with  what was happening. After this, Shakhnazaryan demanded that the  employees of the Embassy come out to the participants of the protest  and voice all this to them. Since the demand was not met, they  blocked the road, then decided to head to the building of the  government of the Republic of Armenia.