Georgia to close checkpoint with Armenia on September 9

The Georgian authorities will close the Ninotsminda customs checkpoint on the border with Armenia due to the transition of customs to a new management information system, the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said, Report informs, citing TASS.

"We inform you that on September 9 this year, from 11:00 to 23:00, in connection with the implementation / testing of a new information management system and ongoing technical work at the Ninotsminda customs checkpoint, customs control procedures will be suspended," the statement notes.

After completion of the work, the customs checkpoint, Ninotsminda, will work in the usual mode, around the clock. The authorities of Georgia and Armenia are in close contact to freely begin the passage of goods that accumulate at the border during this time, the revenue service added.

The length of the Georgian-Armenian border is 224 kilometers. In addition to Ninotsminda, there are two more customs checkpoints on the border - Sadakhlo and Guguti.