First meeting of the Working Group on Unresolved Issues established by the Joint Committee supervising the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Russian Federation

Press releases, 27.05.2019

On 23 and 24 May 2019 a first meeting of the Working Group on Unresolved Issues established by the Joint Committee, supervising the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Russian Federation on the basic principles for a mechanism of customs administration and monitoring of trade in goods, signed on 9 November 2011, took place in Bern.

During the meeting, which was chaired by Switzerland and attended by the neutral private company mandated by the two Contracting Parties – SGS – the Georgian and the Russian side discussed unresolved issues related to the implementation of the Agreement. They will continue to search for the way forward with the support of Switzerland.

The next meeting of the Working Group on Unresolved Issues is planned for September 2019.


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