Russia to facilitate Armenia’s transit communications

Russian Federation Minister of Transport Igor Levitin has met Armenia’s Ambassador to Russia and discussed Armenia’s transport facilities with him. The reopening of the Larsi checkpoint, providing a land connection between Russia and Armenia through Georgia, was discussed as was a ferry link between the Georgian port of Poti and the Russian Port Kavkaz. Both of these routes make it possible to transport goods between Russia and Armenia again via Georgia.

Levitin said that despite the economic crisis transport turnover between Armenia and Russia increased seven percent in 2009 compared with the previous year.