Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Jan 14 2005

Carriages en route to Georgia detained again

Freight carriages en route to Georgia through Azerbaijan were
detained two days ago to ascertain whether or not they were further
bound for Armenia. The number of such carriages withheld at Boyuk
Kasik and neighboring railway stations has reached 709, the State
Railway Office said.
336 of the carriages are loaded with grain, 278 with diesel, 36 gas
and 31 stove fuel, and the rest with other products.
In December, the Azerbaijani authorities detained numerous carriages
at Boyuk Kasik and other railway stations being transported through
the country’s territory to find out whether they were en route to
Armenia. After an investigation, the State Customs Committee chairman
Kamaladdin Heydarov said the companies engaged in transporting
consignments to Armenia were determined but did not disclose their
names.
According to the existing agreement, the cargo going through
Azerbaijan is not to be transported to Armenia through Georgia.
A working group is working at the Azeri embassy in Georgia to
ascertain the destination of the consignments.*