{"id":96226,"date":"2026-02-20T11:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/894075242"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:48:11","slug":"armenia-georgia-discuss-unhindered-cargo-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/armenia-georgia-discuss-unhindered-cargo-transit\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia, Georgia discuss unhindered cargo transit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.pn.am\/media\/issue\/330\/947\/photo\/330947.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Armenia, Georgia discuss unhindered cargo transit\" title=\"Armenia, Georgia discuss unhindered cargo transit\" class=\"fl margin_right_15 margin_bottom_5 margin_top_2 bevel\"><\/p>\n<p>February 20, 2026 &#8211; 18:21 AMT<\/p>\n<p><strong>PanARMENIAN.Net<\/strong> &#8211; Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and Georgia\u2019s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili, who arrived in Armenia at Papoyan\u2019s invitation, discussed issues related to unhindered cargo transit, deepening trade and economic ties, and the development of tourism.<\/p>\n<p> The sides addressed a number of priorities aimed at expanding cooperation, emphasizing the strategic importance of economic relations and their readiness for mutually beneficial development.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI am convinced that the existing potential of our economic cooperation has not yet been fully realized, and today\u2019s meeting is an important opportunity to align our efforts for the benefit of our peoples,\u201d Gevorg Papoyan said.<\/p>\n<p> The parties also highlighted the importance of intensifying direct contacts between business communities, particularly by promoting meetings in a B2B format.<\/p>\n<p> At the conclusion of the meeting, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening bilateral cooperation and stressed the need for continued dialogue.<\/p>\n<p> Earlier, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that an alternative cargo corridor would not pose any threat to Georgia\u2019s transit potential. He also said that Georgia is investing significant resources in developing its transit capabilities, including the North-South corridor leading to Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; , discussed issues related to unhindered <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> transit, deepening trade and economic &#8230; Kobakhidze stated that an alternative <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> corridor would not pose any &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}