Economy Minister  on the situation around cognac products: We are  ready to undergo international expertise

ArmInfo. Armenia has proposed to the Georgian side a mechanism for work together to conduct an examination of cognac products that are under suspicion. Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan announced this  during the government session in Parliament, while responding to questions from deputies.

Referring to Georgia's explanations for their actions, he noted that  the Georgian side is conducting an examination due to suspicions  about the authenticity of the alcoholic products. However, Papoyan  pointed out that only the receiving country has the right to do so,  as,  not the transit state, which in this case is Georgia.

   the head of the department said. Also, Papoyan reported that work is  underway to introduce similar capacities in Armenia and all the  necessary equipment has already been purchased.

Currently, employees of the Food Safety Inspectorate are undergoing appropriate training to obtain certificates and conduct these examinations. Regarding the situation, he noted that as a result of negotiations, 61 vehicles  with Armenian cognac products have been released from the Gezi  terminal in Tbilisi. Yesterday, the Georgian side promised to allow  another 50 cargo carriers through.  As of now, Papoyan reported that  33 vehicles have already left for Upper Lars.