Upper Lars Opening Not Only Favour to Armenia, Georgia Also Benefits: Shirak Torosyan

Georgia certainly benefits from the opening of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russo-Georgian border, though the Georgian authorities tried to comment on the opening from a different viewpoint, hinting that the border opening is a great favor done to Armenia, said President of Javakhq Patriotic Union, MP Shirak Torosyan at a press conference today.

In his words, the opening of the checkpoint ensures the beginning of the improvement of Russo-Georgian relations and provides a chance to normalize relations.

Upon Tert.am’s request, commenting on a statement by Georgia’s ambassador to Armenia Grigol Tabatadze that the opening of Upper Lars does not mean Georgia and Russia have resumed relations, Torosyan said: “Relations are settled when states have normal relations with each other, [when they] have ambassadors and when there is no strict regime to pass the border,” said Torosyan.