Transport and trade facilitation issues in

Turkey is both an important trading partner to CIS-7 countries and an important transit route

especially for the Caucasus countries. Time sensitive goods also tend to be transported to

Caucasus through Georgia by road from Turkey. A large volume of either unofficial or

“suitcase” traffic is also very active at the border crossing point between Turkey and Georgia

(Sarpi).

In rail transport, a new line is planned by the Georgian Railways between Tbilisi and northern

Turkey, but the engineering obstacles, the low subsequent line speeds and the concomitant cost

are likely to undermine the viability of this route.

Armenia’s land border to Turkey is closed, as a result the only access to the foreign markets of

Armenia can be either through Georgia or Iran.

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