Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stressed on July 11 that reopening of the Zemo Larsi border crossing point between Russia and Georgia, would be of vital importance for Armenia, news agency Novosti-Armeniya reported.
Russia closed down the Zemo Larsi border checkpoint on July 8 citing repair works, but the Georgian side condemned the decision as politically-motivated, which aims at redirecting movement of persons and cargo through Roki Pass in breakaway South Ossetia, which Tbilisi considers as illegal border crossing point as it is beyond the Georgian side?s control.
Speaking at a news conference, Vardan Oskanian said that the Georgian side has showed its good will and met the Armenian side?s request to let 17 Armenian vehicles cross the border via South Ossetia.
?But this can not solve the problem, because the Georgian side made it clear that this was an exclusive case, which will be unacceptable [in the future],? Vardan Oskanian said.
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