The Federation Council has ratified the agreement between Russia and Belarus on road transport
The Federation Council has ratified the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on international road transport. The relevant decision was made at the plenary session on March 27.
The agreement was signed in Moscow on August 18, 2023, Natalia Nikonorova, a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, recalled. She also noted that its main provisions are aimed at regulating the issues of international road transportation of passengers and cargo between the two states, transit through their territories, as well as coastal road transportation of goods. The Agreement defines cases when passenger transportation, freight transportation, transit transportation are carried out without permits.
"It is stipulated that such transportation can only be carried out by a carrier that, in accordance with the legislation of its state, is authorized to carry out international road transportation. The Committee notes that the agreement is aimed at improving the legal regulation of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in the field of international road transport, which will create favorable conditions for carriers of the two countries," the senator explained.
Nikonorova also noted that the Belarusian side has already ratified the agreement.
