A mobilization point will be deployed at the Upper Lars checkpoint

“In the near future, a mobilization point of the military registration and enlistment office will be deployed at the checkpoint. The results of the meeting were reported to the head of the republic, ”the message on the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region says.

In addition, citizens were allowed to cross the border on foot, due to the tense situation at the checkpoint, for which additional measures were taken.

“For this purpose, as well as to reduce the risks of illegal behavior and the emergence of conflict situations, as a result of the meeting, the participants decided to allow citizens to cross the border on foot, and a number of further measures are planned in terms of law and order and road safety,” the report says. MIA.

To maintain order at the checkpoint, the number of traffic police and police squads, which are on round-the-clock duty, has been increased.

The day before, there were reports of military men on armored personnel carriers seen on the Russian-Georgian border. The border department of the FSB of Russia said that it was not planned to set up a checkpoint at the Verkhny Lars checkpoint, and the military men noticed were a reserve for unforeseen cases. A multi-kilometer line of people wishing to leave has accumulated on the border with Georgia.