Armenia has been negotiating with Russia on simplification of cargo traffic, the head of the Trade and Market Management Department under Armenia's Economy Ministry, Gagik Kocharyan, said over today's discussions dedicated to Armenia's joining Eurasian Economic Union.
He means the possibility of opening a separate terminal for the cargo companies of Armenia at "Verkhniy Lars" check point. He also added that if they manage to open the terminal, this will simplify much entering of the production of the Armenian producers the markets of the EEU member-states and visa versa.
For his part, chairman of the Union of Industrialists and Employers of Armenia, Arsen Kazaryan, added that settlement of this problem is very much important. Until recently, only one motor out of 8, that passed through the Verkhniy Lars check point, belonged to the Armenian cargo companies. Today the situation worsened even more because of sharp growth of the Turkish goods export to Russia."Turkey has used the Western sanctions to Russia and increased export volumes. Its ports cannot resist the growth of the cargo traffic any more. Therefore, the major part of the Turkish motors have staring running through the Verkhni Lars check point", - Kazaryan said.