Strategic Communications Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs issues statement regarding Rikoti Pass

The Strategic Communications Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a statement regarding the Rikoti Pass.

The agency responded to the information spread by various media outlets, as if the movement of vehicles on the section of Rikoti pass has been obstructed for several days.

As the agency explains, since April 8, patrol police officers ensured the smooth traffic in the mentioned section in accordance with the modes established by the traffic department.

"Accordingly, the information that drivers have to wait for several days in the mentioned section is not true," the agency noted.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as of now, movement of all types of motor vehicles is completely prohibited on the Rikoti pass.

"It is possible to move from Tbilisi to the west and from the west to Tbilisi through the Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiathura-Zestafoni road without any obstacles.

The representatives of the patrol police, in order to ensure the safe movement of passengers, remain on the spot and ensure the operation of vehicles according to the modes established by the traffic department," reads the information.