Georgia has opened a new border checkpoint near Russia with support from US agencies.

The Mamisoni checkpoint was built in the mountainous Racha region at an altitude of 1,800 meters above sea level, with assistance from US European Command, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the Regional Security Office, according to Sputnik Georgia.

The facility is equipped with modern technology, while its infrastructure has been designed to withstand the region’s challenging climatic conditions.

Georgian Interior Minister Sulkhan Tamazashvili and US Chargé d’Affaires to Georgia Courtney Austrian attended the opening ceremony.