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    Russia imposes transport restrictions on Georgia

    Kavkasia-Press news agency
    11 Sep 04

    Tbilisi, 11 September: Russia has imposed a transport blockade
    on Georgia. Kavkasia-Press learnt from Georgia's Civil Aviation
    Administration and Department of Road Transport that they received
    letters to that effect from Russia's aviation and transport
    administrations.

    A fax sent by the Russian aviation administration says that, since
    Georgian airlines accumulated 3m dollars of debts owed to the Russian
    aviation administration, Georgian aircraft will no longer be allowed
    to enter Russia's airspace from 1 October 2004.

    The Georgian Civil Aviation Administration said that the 3m dollars
    was a debt owed by some Georgian airlines that ceased to exist three
    years ago. Therefore, the administration described Russia's decision
    to close its airspace for Georgia as a move aimed at complicating
    bilateral relations.

    As regards motorways, from now on Georgian bus companies will not be
    able to operate services to Russia. The Russian side said the reason
    was breaches of contracts and irregular journeys.

    The Georgian side says that both letters are vague and allegations
    listed in them are groundless.

    Georgian experts think that Russia is trying to put pressure on
    Georgia. They said it was a surprising move against the background of
    Russia's resumption of railway link to [breakaway Abkhazia's capital]
    Sukhumi. Some of the experts think Russia may be trying to compel
    Georgia to agree to resumption of railway link to Armenia through
    Abkhazia.
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