Taking advantage of Armenia’s situation, Georgia sets higher tariffs for it than for other countries, Gagik Aghajanyan, Executive Director of the Apaven forwarding company told reporters.

According to him, the tariffs set for Armenia are twice as low as for Armenia. Moreover, the tariff for transit of Kazakh oil through Georgia is U.S. $5 for Azerbaijan, and U.S. $20 for Armenia.

According to Aghajanyan, Georgia is dishonest with Armenia, a country that has no outlet to sea and is a WTO member. “But we have no alternative,” he said. Aghajanyan pointed out that this is the reason for Georgia’s fears about the possible reopening of the Armenian-Turkish border.

Referring to the calculations by the South Caucasus Railway Company, he said that the reopening of the Armenian-Turkish border will cause a 30% reduction in rail transit through Georgia and a 50% reduction in motor transportation.