ArmInfo. The interaction between Russia and Armenia in the transport field is developing steadily, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the  Russian delegation at the 7th Russian-Armenian Interregional Forum, said during the forum.

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ArmInfo. Representatives of  Russia and Georgia on May 24 in Prague reached an agreement that for  the customs control of goods on the territory of Abkhazia and South  Ossetia a tripartite commission will be formed, which will include  representatives of Georgia, Russia and the Swiss company SGS.  Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan wrote about this on his  Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting of the Armenian government called on the authorities to strengthen control over the agricultural products exported to the Russian Federation.

ArmInfo. During the upcoming May 24 talks in Prague with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin, Georgia and Russia will form a special working group to implement the agreement on the mechanism of customs administration and monitoring of trade in goods.

ArmInfo. Russian agriculture  supervision allowed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the  importation of tomatoes and cucumbers from Armenia after the insect  pests were identified in the lots of these vegetables, RIA Novosti  reported citing the Russian department.

ArmInfo. In order to minimize the problems of congestion at the checkpoint "Upper Lars", work will be carried out to expand the military-Georgian road in the territory of North Ossetia.

ArmInfo. The Russian and Georgian sides agreed on the extension of the road in the Upper Lars transport area and on the modernization of checkpoints. The Minister of Transport, Communications and IT of Armenia Vahan Martirosyan told journalists on March 6 at the margins of the meeting of the TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission.

ArmInfo. The restoration of  direct rail connection between Armenia and Russia through the  territory of Abkhazia and Georgia meets the economic interests of  Yerevan and Moscow.As the "Parliamentary Newspaper" reports, during the speech in the  special project "National Environment", First Deputy Chairman of the  State Duma Committee for Control and Rules Oleg Nilov stated.

ArmInfo. Undoubtedly, the opening of alternative roads is a priority for any country. This January 29 on the summing up of the results of 2017, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian stated, referring to the prospects of opening an alternative to Upper Lars road from Georgia through Abkhazia, or through South Ossetia to Russia.

ArmInfo. Next week in Prague, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Georgian Special Envoy for Relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze will hold talks. One of the topics of the meeting will be the implementation of the 2011 agreement on cargo monitoring at the Russian-Georgian border.

ArmInfo. Problems in the sphere of agriculture in Armenia are mainly related to logistics at the Upper Lars checkpoint. The Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan stated in an interview with RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo. Baku is trying to  exert pressure on Tbilisi on the possible provision of Armenia with  an alternative route to Russia. Thus, Georgian Prime Minister Georgi Kvirikashvili's statement about  the possible provision of Armenia's alternative exit to Russia  through the territory of Georgia caused a protest in the Azerbaijani  parliament.

ArmInfo. For Armenia, artly staying in the transport blockade ,  the only overland direction for the delivery of Armenian exports to the Russian market, which is Armenia's key export partner, is the pass of the Caucasian ridge -Upper  Lars checkpoint. Considering  the low level of capacity, in particular, in the winter, recently in terms of export growth, a lot of talk is being done about searching for alternative ways. From time to time, experts present their vision to the public regarding freight forwarding from Armenia to the Russian market, indicating alternative directions, in particular, repeatedly mentioning in this vein a transport section passing through the territory of Abkhazia. According to Gagik Agadzhanyan, executive director and co-founder of the freight-forwarding company of APAVEN, who has been involved in cargo transportation for 25 years, Armenia "runs ahead of the locomotive" in this matter. In the conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo G. Aghajanyan explained this his position, trying to objectively, and not otherwise, to present the situation and ways of its solution.

ArmInfo. On the correctness  of Armenia's entrance  to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is not  necessary, the results speak for themselves. Armenian President Serzh  Sargsyan stated in an interview with bfm.ru.

ArmInfo. In the process of  negotiations on the restoration of transport links between Abkhazia  and Georgia, no progress has been achieved so far, Russian Transport  Minister Maxim Sokolov told journalists on October 24 in Yerevan.

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ArmInfo. Head of the Main Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia (GDCA Sergey Avetisyan believes that the rise in prices for air tickets has objective reasons. "Flights to the most demanded areas in Armenia have risen in price, which is connected with the peak of the tourist season," he told journalists on August 17 after the meeting Government.

ArmInfo. President Vladimir Putin, on the proposal of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), ordered to deal with the automated system of pricing for air tickets. Russia is the main aviation destination for Armenia, and Russian airlines enjoy a dominant position in the air transportation market of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Minister of Transport,  Communications and Information Technologies of Armenia Vahan  Martirosyan believes in the prospect of opening alternative to "Upper  Lars" communications through the territory of Abkhazia and South  Ossetia. "I believe that someday the project will be implemented",  responding to the question of ArmInfo, the head of the Armenian  Ministry of Transport stated on July 13 after the meeting of the  government.