Armenian PM Complains on High Transportation Tariffs in Georgia

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Yerevan should reduce its economic dependency on Georgia’s transit infrastructure by reopening railway link with Turkey, Yerevan-based news agency, Novosti Armenia, reported.

Two-third of Armenia’s foreign trade turnover is conducted through transit via Georgia.

PM Sargsyan complained, according to this report, that transportation of cargo from other parts of the world to the Georgian ports of Batumi and Poti was twice cheaper than to transport cargo from Batumi or Poti to Armenia.

“Our dependency in this regard [on Georgia] is extremely negative and our neighbors use it, as transaction cost is extremely high and we are not able to achieve its reduction,” PM Sarkisyan was quoted by Novosti Armenia. “It will significantly increase our economic system’s independence if we have alternative railway routes linking us with Europe and with other regions.”

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