The Georgian authorities will close the Ninotsminda customs checkpoint—on the border with Armenia—from 11am to 11pm on Friday—and due to the transition of this customs office to a new running information system. The Revenue Service of Georgia informed about this on Thursday.

"After the completion of the work, the Ninotsminda customs checkpoint will work as usual—around the clock. The authorities of Georgia and Armenia are in close contact in order to start the unhindered release of cargo which will then accumulate at the border," the Georgian Revenue Service added on Facebook.