Georgia closes borders with Iran continues without unknown reasons; official
The head of the Iran-Georgia Chamber of Commerce told that Iran has not received a clear reason from Georgia why transit between two countries has been suspended.
Seyedeh Fatemeh Moghimi said in an exclusive interview with ILNA news agency that unfortunately, this problem has been going on for the last two weeks and the joint chamber has not received a clear reason in this regard.
Wagonloads of Iranian goods have entered the Azerbaijan Republic via Astara and were scheduled to be transferred to Georgia. On May 27, Azeri officials refused entry to Iranian cargos.
Without prior notice, Georgia has stopped both trucks and freight trains heading from Iran via Red Bridge, the crossing point between Georgia and Azerbaijan on the Tbilisi-Ganja Road.
The chairwoman of Iran-Georgia Chamber of Commerce said “Therefore, there is still no exact date for sending the goods to Georgia and we can't export to this country.”
“We have corresponded with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Iranian Chamber of Commerce and are still waiting for a response,” she added.
The spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration Rouhollah Latifi also said that some blame it on disagreements between Baku and Tbilisi about the mode of transportation.
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