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GEORGIAN PRESIDENT SET TO SIMPLIFY CUSTOMS CONTROLS ON BORDERS WITH AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA
Today
http://www.today.az/news/politics/71488.html
July 28 2010
Azerbaijan
Georgia must try to simplify the movement through the border not
only with Turkey, but also with other countries in the region -
Armenia and Azerbaijan, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said
at a meeting with the employees of the Finance Ministry.
He believes that the customs regime with these countries should be
as regime operating with Turkey.
"We are facing a difficult negotiation, but I already have an agreement
with the Armenian side. We must work with the Azerbaijani side to
implement the integration of our systems to ensure that our citizens do
not suffer and their movement and the movement of cargo is facilitated,
which will strengthen economic development," Saakashvili said.
He noted the successes that have been achieved during border movements
with Turkey. "On the one hand, we achieved what we do not need any line
or barriers with Turkey. We must do like in Europe and other civilized
countries. There must be a single checkpoint on the principle of
"one window" and the cars have to travel without barriers," said the
President of Georgia.
Saakashvili said that a similar principle of boundary movement is
particularly urgent with Armenia and Azerbaijan.
At the same time, the President of Georgia expressed his
dissatisfaction that Georgian customs officers often humiliate Georgian
citizens and foreigners, checking their personal things and goods. He
said that checking is done very rarely in other countries when there is
reasonable suspicion. There is no necessity to use this method often.
"For example, the first group of Spanish tourists recently arrived in
Georgia, but today I can tell you that they will no longer come to our
country, as they have been inspected, and they could not understand
it because it is offensive, and I want such pithecanthropus not to
work as customs officers," he said.
From: A. Papazian
Today
http://www.today.az/news/politics/71488.html
July 28 2010
Azerbaijan
Georgia must try to simplify the movement through the border not
only with Turkey, but also with other countries in the region -
Armenia and Azerbaijan, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said
at a meeting with the employees of the Finance Ministry.
He believes that the customs regime with these countries should be
as regime operating with Turkey.
"We are facing a difficult negotiation, but I already have an agreement
with the Armenian side. We must work with the Azerbaijani side to
implement the integration of our systems to ensure that our citizens do
not suffer and their movement and the movement of cargo is facilitated,
which will strengthen economic development," Saakashvili said.
He noted the successes that have been achieved during border movements
with Turkey. "On the one hand, we achieved what we do not need any line
or barriers with Turkey. We must do like in Europe and other civilized
countries. There must be a single checkpoint on the principle of
"one window" and the cars have to travel without barriers," said the
President of Georgia.
Saakashvili said that a similar principle of boundary movement is
particularly urgent with Armenia and Azerbaijan.
At the same time, the President of Georgia expressed his
dissatisfaction that Georgian customs officers often humiliate Georgian
citizens and foreigners, checking their personal things and goods. He
said that checking is done very rarely in other countries when there is
reasonable suspicion. There is no necessity to use this method often.
"For example, the first group of Spanish tourists recently arrived in
Georgia, but today I can tell you that they will no longer come to our
country, as they have been inspected, and they could not understand
it because it is offensive, and I want such pithecanthropus not to
work as customs officers," he said.
From: A. Papazian