Russia and Georgia: Agreement to Reopen Border Crossing Marks Political Thaw

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | December 30th, 2009 | Trackback

These two countries that fought a brief war in August 2008 have agreed to reopen a border crossing that has been closed for three years. The Verkhny Lars crossing is on the only highway between the two countries that does not go through the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, where most of the fighting occurred. The opening is scheduled for March. Direct flights between the two countries may be reinstated soon.

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