Lithuanian carriers due to the strengthening of checks from Russia now not follow through Latvia, and through Belarus, said the head of the Association of carriers Lithuania Linava Algimantas Kondrusievicz.
" The situation does not change, on the Latvian-Russian border still applies full supervision, but goes less Lithuanian trucks. We go through Belarus, Belarusians do not apply to us tightened inspection, and on the Belarusian-Russian border, as a single Customs Union, audit, no, " said Kondrusievicz in an interview to BNS reports " news Agency " According to Kondrusjavichus, because of this increased queues at the border of Lithuania and Belarus - on the first day of the week here expecting 461 wagon: on the point of border control Laborists - 200 trucks, Medininkai - 81, ?al?ininkai 80. Document for access to the Russian Federation Lithuanian transport at checkpoints on the border of Lithuania and the Kaliningrad region has slowed at the end of November. It was claimed that local analysts tie tightening surveillance on the border line made hostile remarks about Russia Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite in the context of Ukrainian events. Later, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said that losses from measures concerning the Lithuanian transport of the Russian customs, have the opportunity to make up to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP). Remember also, the Rosselkhoznadzor first asked in persistent form to impose a ban on transit who are under embargo food from the territory of Belarus in third countries through the Russian Federation routes for smuggling. Minsk said that this requirement violates international treaties. In addition, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich said that Belarus from the territory of the Russian Federation food in violation of the law - without the necessary supporting documents.


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