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 Wednesday, March 4 2026 18:30
Naira Badalian

Pashinyan refers to the question  about Armenian truck drivers giving  bribes when crossing the border from Georgia as  "provocative"

Pashinyan refers to the question  about Armenian truck drivers giving  bribes when crossing the border from Georgia as  "provocative"

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  referred to the question from opposition MP Garnik  Danielyan about whether he had raised the issue of Armenian truck drivers facing illegal monetary extortion at the Armenian-Georgian border during his meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister as "provocative."

On March 4, during a government hour in parliament, Pashinyan stated  that all bilateral issues had been discussed during his working visit  to Georgia. However, he tried to limit the discussion to  generalities.

"We came to specific conclusions and reached specific agreements on  all issues," he noted. In response, Garnik Danielyan asked for  clarification on whether Pashinyan had specifically raised the issue  of truck drivers being forced to pay bribes at the border, otherwise  they risk being stuck there for months. Pashinyan stated that if  Danielyan knew about the problem but hadn't yet contacted law  enforcement, then his question was merely provocative. "I believe  that with your provocations, you want to create problems so that you  can then talk about them here. Then, make new provocations and talk  about them," Nikol Pashinyan stated.

It's worth noting that Armenian truck drivers have been reporting  various problems crossing the border from the Georgian side since  last year. It was previously reported that Armenian Economy Minister  Gevorg Papoyan contacted law enforcement following complaints from  truck drivers about bribes when crossing the Georgian-Armenian  border.  

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