04 March, 2010
Georgia-Russia Border Crossing Point to Reopen on March 1
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Kazbegi and Zemo Larsi checkpoints will resume beginning March 1, 2010, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on February 26. With two other border crossing points in breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgia considers Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi border checkpoint as the only legally operating land crossing point between the two countries.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also confirmed that Russia’s border with Georgia could reopen as soon as March 1.
Crossing the state border on foot through the Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi checkpoint will not be allowed. The border crossing point will operate every day 6:00am till 10:00pm between March 1 and November 1 and from 7:00am till 7:00pm between November 1 and March 1.
As Alexander Nalbandov, the Georgian deputy foreign minister, said on February 27 “Georgia does not expect any special economic or political benefit from reopening of this border crossing point”. According to the BBC, the Georgian side agreed to restart the talks on the opening of the checkpoint only at the request of Armenia.
Civil.ge reported that the border crossing infrastructure on the Georgian side of the boundary was modernized with U.S. assistance last year and 2.4 million USD was spent on modernization efforts.
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