"Hraparak" newspaper writes:
"According to some reports, the centuries-old Armenian-Georgian friendly relations have occurred after Bidzina Ivanishvili's former personal financier Giorgi Bachiashvili managed to escape from Georgia through the territory of Armenia. The escape took place in mid-March, Bachiashvili is accused of theft of a particularly large amount of money and washing illegal money laundering.
Our sources report that the tightening of the Armenian-Georgian border is the result of what happened. It is known that trucks carrying Armenian goods have been erected on the Georgian border, which adds a gezy checkpoint, which adds both time and financial losses. Official explanation is that the exported goods should be examined, while the rights of transit country, the rights to expert examination are limited to prevent weapons and drugs.
But control over the Armenian-Georgian border has also been strengthened for cars, a driver more than 5 passengers should present the list of passengers to the border guards. "