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 Verkhny Lars opened for passenger cars

Verkhny Lars opened for passenger cars

Passenger cars are now allowed on the Stepantsminda-Lars highway, Georgia’s Emergency Situations Department reported. On the Russian side, there are 267 trucks, 167 passenger cars and 2 buses waiting to pass the Verkhny Lars …

 Georgia Military road closed to all vehicles

Georgia Military road closed to all vehicles

The Georgian Military road connecting Russia with the countries of the South Caucasus is closed to all vehicles due to the threat of avalanche. The Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for North …

Russia remains most profitable foreign country for Georgia

Russia remains most profitable foreign country for Georgia

Georgia's National Bank announced the annual statistics of money transfer to Georgian banks from abroad. According to the final figures, Russia remains the most profitable and most popular place of employment for Georgians …

Upper Lars opened to all vehicles

Upper Lars opened to all vehicles

The Georgian Military Highway connecting Russia with the countries of the South Caucasus started to work in a regular mode, the press service of the Emergency Ministry of the North Ossetia reported. “From 18:00 Moscow time on …

Georgia's wine exports reach record highs

Georgia's wine exports reach record highs

Georgia exported a record amount of 86.2 million bottles of wine to 53 countries in 2018, with Russia, Ukraine and China ranking as the top three destinations, the Georgian National Wine Agency has said. Georgia generated about $203 …

Georgia partially blocks highway service with Russia  

Georgia partially blocks highway service with Russia  

According to the Ministry of Regional Development of Georgia, movement on the Georgian Military Highway towards the border with Russia and the Upper Lars checkpoint is banned for cars with trailers and semi-trailers for an indefinite term. …

Upper Lars checkpoint is open for cars and buses

Upper Lars checkpoint is open for cars and buses

Upper Lars checkpoint is open for cars and buses, but is closed for trucks, News.am reported citing Georgia’s Internal Affairs Ministry. According to the data provided by the Russian side, 630 cars, 335 trucks and five buses are …

Upper Lars is open to everyone

Upper Lars is open to everyone

The Georgian military road is open to traffic of all types of vehicles, the Department of Highways of the Ministry of Regional Development of Georgia reports. Earlier it was reported that yesterday, the Kobi-Gudauri section of the …

Lavrov: Russia wants normal relations with Georgia

Lavrov: Russia wants normal relations with Georgia

The Russian government wants "normal relations" with the Georgian government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. He recalled that recently Moscow and Tbilisi made a number of steps to normalize …

Tbilisoba celebrated in Moscow

Tbilisoba celebrated in Moscow

The day of the city of Tbilisi, the autumn harvest festival was celebrated for the 9th time in Moscow on October 6. A traditional festival of the Georgian culture and cuisine ‘Tbilisoba’ was celebrated in the Hermitage Garden. …

Germany dicusses situation in Caucasus countries

Germany dicusses situation in Caucasus countries

Berlin hosted the "On the Edge of Europe: Situation in the Caucasus Countries" conference. Its participants discussed future developments in the countries of this region, sources told Vestnik Kavkaza. Researcher of the ZoIS …

Georgia ready to allow Russian experts to inspect Lugar Center

Georgia ready to allow Russian experts to inspect Lugar Center

The Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) said on Friday that it is ready to receive Russian experts to inspect the US-funded Richard Lugar Center for Public Health and Research in Tbilisi, where the Pentagon was, …

Karasin and Abashidze to meet in Prague again

Karasin and Abashidze to meet in Prague again

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Special Representative of the Georgian Prime Minister for Relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze will meet in Prague today. Yesterday Karasin …

 Georgia closes border for Russian wheat exports to Armenia

Georgia closes border for Russian wheat exports to Armenia

Starting from September 1, Georgia has introduced a ban on import of Russian wheat to Armenia by overland routes, according to the Armenian newspaper Zhamanak. "Importing companies were already warned that they will no longer be …

Russia to opens new visa center in Tbilisi tomorrow

Russia to opens new visa center in Tbilisi tomorrow

A Russian visa center will open in Tbilisi on August 17, which should speed up processing documents for Georgian citizens, the Interests Section for the Russian Federation at the Swiss Embassy in Georgia said. Two sources in Russian …