Georgia, Turkey discuss joint management of customs checkpoints

Georgia, Tbilisi, November 1/ Trend, N.Kirtzkhalia /

A second meeting was held between the representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade and the Revenue Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry.

As the Revenue Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry told Trend on Friday, the Georgian side was headed by the head of the Revenue Service Lasha Khucishvili, and the Turkish side by the Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade, Ziya Altunyaldiz.

Guests congratulated the Georgian side on holding democratic presidential elections and noted the progress the country has made during its independence.

The sides discussed issues of joint management of customs checkpoints and related technical protocols.

Attention was paid to the efficient operation of the customs checkpoints on the Georgian-Turkish border, as well as to factors that hinder the functioning of work at these checkpoints.

The sides agreed to actively cooperate on issues of mutual recognition of authorised economic operators and development of new mechanisms for the exchange of information.

These meetings are held annually.