Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Jan 22 2005

Transport Minister: Georgia Cannot Transfer Cargo to Armenia

The cargo transported by railway from Azerbaijan to Georgia is not to
be passed on further to Armenia, as this is prohibited by the
existing legal framework between the two countries, Transport
Minister Ziya Mammadov told journalists. Georgia must comply with the
documents it signed, he said.

Mammadov noted that the consignments that Azerbaijan is withholding
on the Azeri-Georgian border are released only after it makes sure
they are not bound for Armenia.

‘Both foreign and local companies must realize that any cooperation
with Armenia, which has occupied Azerbaijan’s lands is out of the
question and everyone should comply with this.’