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    GEORGIAN PRESIDENT SET TO SIMPLIFY CUSTOMS CONTROLS ON BORDERS WITH AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA

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    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
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