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  • BAKU: Russo-Georgian Border Reopened

    Baku Today, Azerbaijan
    Oct 23 2004

    Russo-Georgian Border Reopened

    23/10/2004 10:29

    Reports say that Russia reopened its border with Georgia at the Larsi
    checkpoint on October 22, after an almost two-month closure following
    the Beslan hostage-taking tragedy in Russia's North Ossetian Republic
    in early September.

    `Starting today the Larsi checkpoint will work at full capacity. The
    Georgian Foreign Ministry and the Border Guard Department have
    received relevant notes from Russia regarding the opening of the
    checkpoint,' Chairman of the Georgian Border Guard Department Badri
    Bitsadze said on October 22.
    The Larsi checkpoint, which is the only land border with Georgia
    under Tbilisi's control, was reopened only 4 times since September.
    Closure of the border hit the revenues of the Georgian customs
    department hard and also triggered concerns from Armenia, as the
    Larsi checkpoint is the only land link with Russia for Armenian
    citizens.

    Russian media reported that Russia also lifted restrictions at the
    Russian-Azerbaijani border on October 22.
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