Mr. Karapetian: We were informed tonight that the Georgian authorities have decided as an exception to allow the citizens of Armenia to pass the border crossing point near Egnet. We would like to reiterate our gratitude for this step taken by a good neighbour.

During the coming hours, a string of cars accompanied by the representatives of the Armenian Embassy in Tbilisi and the OSCE office in Georgia will be headed for Armenia.

I take this opportunity to once again appeal to those citizens of the Republic of Armenia who travel from Russia to Armenia via Georgia not to take the road passing through South Ossetia. Georgia. The South Ossetia administrative border crossing point is not functioning. The only possible way to reach Armenia from Russia today is by means of the Poti - Novorossiysk ferry.