ArmInfo. The Government of the Russian Federation has decided to establish an additional checkpoint for vehicles a few kilometers from the Upper Lars checkpoint, the press service of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia reports.
"The State Revenue Committee and the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure jointly inform that, in accordance with the agreement reached by the Republic of Armenia as a result of working negotiations with the Russian Federation, on June 20, the Government of the Russian Federation decided to allocate additional territory 3-4 km away from the Upper Lars international automobile checkpoint pass of the North Ossetian Customs of the North Caucasus Customs Administration, where it will also be possible to carry out procedures related to customs control of about 250 vehicles", the State Revenue Committee said in a statement.
It is noted that this adjustment will have a positive impact in terms of increasing the capacity of the checkpoint, reducing vehicle congestion and proper management of existing queues.