Exports of Belarusian fertilizers via Lithuania might be stopped – Lithuanian MFA
<p> MINSK, Aug 4 - PrimePress. Exports of Belarusian fertilizers via Lithuania might be completely stopped once EU sanctions against Belarus are expanded, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Wednesday, as reported by delfi.lt. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lithuania has already submitted formal proposals to Brussels to expand the existing sectoral sanctions for Belarus to include more Belaruskali fertilizers exported via the seaport of Klaipeda, according to the minister. Asked if such exports could be stopped, Landsbergis said that such an option was possible. </p> <p> </p> <p> “It’s possible to stop completely. I would say, yes, it’s realistic. Real negotiations have not started yet, therefore, it’s too soon to speak about that,” he told journalists on Wednesday ahead of a Cabinet meeting. </p> <p> </p> <p> The EU imposed sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports in late June, but the measure applies to around 20 percent of fertilizers shipped via Lithuania and only to contracts concluded after June 26. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Minsk Oblast) exports its products mainly through the port of Klaipeda, with annual transshipment volume of 10-11 million tonnes. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, on 24 June 2021, the EU Council imposed sanctions on seven sectors of the Belarusian economy, including restrictions on the import and transit of potash from Belarus under contracts signed after 25 June 2021. The restrictions apply only to potash with a nutrient content (potash K2O) of less than 40% and over 62% (technical potash - used in metallurgical, chemical and petrochemical industries). Potassium fertilizers with a nutrient content of 40% to 62%, the most popular potassium fertilizers in the world, are not yet subject to import ban. End </p>
2021-08-05
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Exports of Belarusian fertilizers via Lithuania might be stopped – Lithuanian MFA
MINSK, Aug 4 - PrimePress. Exports of Belarusian fertilizers via Lithuania might be completely stopped once EU sanctions against Belarus are expanded, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Wednesday, as reported by delfi.lt.
Lithuania has already submitted formal proposals to Brussels to expand the existing sectoral sanctions for Belarus to include more Belaruskali fertilizers exported via the seaport of Klaipeda, according to the minister. Asked if such exports could be stopped, Landsbergis said that such an option was possible.
“It’s possible to stop completely. I would say, yes, it’s realistic. Real negotiations have not started yet, therefore, it’s too soon to speak about that,” he told journalists on Wednesday ahead of a Cabinet meeting.
The EU imposed sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports in late June, but the measure applies to around 20 percent of fertilizers shipped via Lithuania and only to contracts concluded after June 26.
As previously reported, Belaruskali (Soligorsk, Minsk Oblast) exports its products mainly through the port of Klaipeda, with annual transshipment volume of 10-11 million tonnes.
As previously reported, on 24 June 2021, the EU Council imposed sanctions on seven sectors of the Belarusian economy, including restrictions on the import and transit of potash from Belarus under contracts signed after 25 June 2021. The restrictions apply only to potash with a nutrient content (potash K2O) of less than 40% and over 62% (technical potash - used in metallurgical, chemical and petrochemical industries). Potassium fertilizers with a nutrient content of 40% to 62%, the most popular potassium fertilizers in the world, are not yet subject to import ban. End