24/12/2009 13:16
Upper Lars checkpoint’s opening agreed
In accordance with the agreement between the Moscow and Tbilisi sides, the Upper Lars checkpoint will open, Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at the special press conference on Thursday.
“The decision on opening is made,” she said. The sides reached an agreement to open the checkpoint in bilateral talks with Swiss participation Wednesday, she added.
It is expected the Upper Lars-Kazbegi checkpoint to open early on March. It was closed by decision of Russia's part in July 2006 due to necessary repairs and its equipment in accordance with modern standards.