Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Jan 14 2005
Companies dispatching cargo to Armenia determined
Azerbaijani businessmen and 5 Georgian companies involved in
transporting cargo to Georgia and then to Armenia through Azerbaijan
have been determined.
A criminal case has been started over the activity of these
companies, the names of which are not disclosed, the Georgian Customs
Department reports.
According to initial investigation, the Azerbaijani companies have
transferred goods, which were purchased from Kazakhstan and
Turkmenistan, to Armenia.
Azerbaijani ambassador to Georgia Ramiz Hasanov told local ATV
channel that he was not authorized to name these companies.
Under the agreement reached with the Georgian Ministry of Finance,
the Azerbaijani government is regularly informed about the further
destination of the transit consignments.*