PROJECT DESIGNED TO MODERNIZE BAGRATASHEN AND SADAKHLO BORDER CROSSINGS ON ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN BORDER LAUNCHED TODAY
YEREVAN, March 11. / ARKA /. A 4.3 million euro worth project
designed to modernize Bagratashen and Sadakhlo border crossings on the
Armenian-Georgian border was launched today. The project is financed
by the European Union and is to be implemented by the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP).
According to the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Traian Hristea,
this project will introduce European standards of integrated border
management at the border crossing points on the Armenia-Georgia border
and facilitate trade, transit and enhanced movement of people across
the border.
The UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Bradley Buzetto said
the border crossings will be modernized in conformity with the best
international standards to make it easier to cross the border, to
reduce corruption risks and red tape.
He said this requires a legal framework, high level of interaction
between various government agencies, as well as transparency of border
overseeing bodies.
In addition to the EBRD that has released 10.3 million euros, also the
European Investment Bank will release 30 million euros to finance the
modernization project. Funds will come also from the European Union’s
Neighbourhood Investment Facility and the United Nations Development
Programme and the government of Armenia. -0-
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