Belarus, Russia may create common markets of oil, natural gas, transport till 1 Jan 2022 - Semashko
<p> MINSK, Jun 28 - PrimePress. Belarus and Russia may create common markets of oil, oil products, natural gas, electricity, and transport by 1 January 2022, Belarus Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko told reporters on June 28. </p> <p> </p> <p> The official reminded that the sides are about to finish work on 28 integration maps. It is necessary to promptly create a common market of oil, oil products, a common market of natural gas, a common market of electricity, a common transportation market, enforce a unified industrial and agricultural policy, and unify the tax and customs regulations literally by 1 January 2022, the ambassador stressed. “In other words, we have to create an economic base that will be necessary and important for Belarus and Russia,” BelTA reports citing Semashko as saying. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the governments of Belarus and Russia initialled a Union State integration program in September 2019 and approved 31 roadmaps in various areas. Draft roadmaps were expected to be coordinated by November 2020, and Lukashenko and Putin were supposed to approve the entire package of integration documents on December 8, 2019 during the events timed to the 20th anniversary of the Belarus-Russia Union Treaty of December 8, 1999. The signing of the package did not take place. Belarus said that the parties failed to reach accompanying agreements on Russian energy prices, compensation for Belarus’ losses resulted from the tax manoeuvre in the Russian oil industry, and removal of barriers to Belarusian commodities in the Russian market. Lukashenko said he would not endorse the roadmaps unless the above fundamental issues are finally resolved. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-06-29
Primepress
Belarus, Russia may create common markets of oil, natural gas, transport till 1 Jan 2022 - Semashko
MINSK, Jun 28 - PrimePress. Belarus and Russia may create common markets of oil, oil products, natural gas, electricity, and transport by 1 January 2022, Belarus Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko told reporters on June 28.
The official reminded that the sides are about to finish work on 28 integration maps. It is necessary to promptly create a common market of oil, oil products, a common market of natural gas, a common market of electricity, a common transportation market, enforce a unified industrial and agricultural policy, and unify the tax and customs regulations literally by 1 January 2022, the ambassador stressed. “In other words, we have to create an economic base that will be necessary and important for Belarus and Russia,” BelTA reports citing Semashko as saying.
As previously reported, the governments of Belarus and Russia initialled a Union State integration program in September 2019 and approved 31 roadmaps in various areas. Draft roadmaps were expected to be coordinated by November 2020, and Lukashenko and Putin were supposed to approve the entire package of integration documents on December 8, 2019 during the events timed to the 20th anniversary of the Belarus-Russia Union Treaty of December 8, 1999. The signing of the package did not take place. Belarus said that the parties failed to reach accompanying agreements on Russian energy prices, compensation for Belarus’ losses resulted from the tax manoeuvre in the Russian oil industry, and removal of barriers to Belarusian commodities in the Russian market. Lukashenko said he would not endorse the roadmaps unless the above fundamental issues are finally resolved. End