The Georgian Maritime Transport Agency on January 24 rejected the statement of Yury Vladimirov, the General Director of the Sochi seaport, on alleged negotiations regarding the commencement of maritime transportation of passengers between Georgia and Russia, adding there had been no sea transport between the countries.
The Russian side has not applied to Georgia on the matter and therefore, it is unknown to the Agency what the Sochi Port Administration means, the state body has said.
The Agency responded to Vladimirov’s statement, telling the Russian state news agency Tass on January 24, allegedly the negotiations on the establishment of maritime transportation in the Black Sea were underway between the de-facto leadership of Russia-occupied Georgia’s region of Abkhazia and Georgia and planned to launch sea transportation from summer. (Agenda/Business World Magazine)
