Georgia, Russia to Hold Talks on Reopening Border Crossing Point

Nearly three years after closing the Zemo Larsi border crossing point between Russia and Georgia, Moscow notified Tbilisi about its readiness to reopen it, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said on May 26.

Land traffic between the two countries was closed with the closure of Zemo Larsi border crossing point by Russia in July, 2006, as two others are located in breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russia cited reconstruction of the border crossing infrastructure in Zemo Larsi as a formal reason behind its closure.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry said that it had been notified by Swiss embassy that the Russian side completed reconstruction works and was ready for holding talks on “technical issues” of its reopening. The Foreign Ministry said that Tbilisi was also ready to hold talks on the matter.

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