YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. The Stepantsminda-Lars road is open only for light passenger vehicles as of 10:00, January 8, the Ministry of Transportation, Communication and Information Technologies said.

The Stepantsminda-Lars road is the only land connection between Armenia and Russia, which runs through Georgia. Stepantsminda is a small town in north-eastern Georgia. The road is used for both passenger and cargo transportations and is of major significance. Vehicles pass through the Verkhni (Upper) Lars customs checkpoint into Russia.

Georgian transportation authorities told their Armenian counterparts that the road remains closed for cargo trucks until further notice.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan