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    AIRCA HEAD: TURKEY TAKES NO ACTION TO ISSUE VISAS TO ARMENIAN DRIVERS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    July 30, 2012 - 16:49 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey takes no action as to issuing visas to
    Armenian drivers for cargo transfer to Port of Trabzon, chairman of
    Association of International Road Carriers of Armenia (AIRCA) said.

    Gerbert Hambartsumyan stressed the need for the Turkish side to grant
    visas to either on border, or enable Armenian drivers to get them
    through the third country.

    "We have filed a letter to Georgian embassy, with no reply received
    yet," he said.

    In this context he said that only 2 cars belonging to AIRCA got
    permission for cargo transportation in 2011. Under the Turkish law,
    for transit through Turkey Armenian drivers must receive the visa at
    the embassy that Armenia lacks.

    "Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement" project director Arthur
    Ghazaryan, in turn, noted Port of Trabzon as an alternative to
    Georgia's Poti port, with the use of the opportunity to allow for
    $600 cut in transportation expenses.

    Turkey's Port of Trabzon is ready to accept Armenian cargo, the port's
    chief Muzaffer Ermis said.

    "Should Turkish government's agreement be procured, the port will be
    ready to service cargo transfers to and from Armenia. Both Turkey
    and Armenia will benefit from it," Gunebakis Turkish website cited
    the port chief as saying.

    "At present, Armenia's implementing $7,5 bn worth of imports and
    exports via Georgia's Port of Poti. There's a railway to Poti, which
    functions with lengthy breaks. However, one can get from Yerevan to
    Trabzon any time. Also, the port of Trabzon is ready to service the
    same volume of cargo transfers that Poti does," Mr Ermis said.

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