Belarus looks to abolish international road haulage permits with foreign partners
MINSK, 25 September (BelTA) — Belarus is working with foreign partners to abolish the road haulage permit system or increase the number of permits for domestic carriers, Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak said at a joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus on 25 September, BelTA has learned.
“Work is underway to prepare draft laws, including ratification of international treaties, in order to boost transportation and logistics. In 2023-2024, seven laws have been adopted in sectors such as railway, water, air, automobile, urban electric transport and metro. Four draft laws in air and rail transport are in the pipeline,” Anatoly Sivak said.
Within the agreement between the governments of Belarus and Russia on international road transportation in 2025, Belarusian carriers will be able to perform cabotage road transportation of goods in Russia. “Systematic work continues with a number of states to increase the number of international road haulage permits for Belarusian carriers, taking into account the existing demand and the emerging situation in the international market of transport services, and to abolish the permit system, including with the participants of the Belt and Road initiative,” the deputy prime minister said.
In the current situation, international road transportation of goods using permits is possible across 14 foreign countries in the eastern and southern directions. This year, some 155,500 road haulage permits have been received for journeys in those states, up 0.6% for 2023.
“Given Belarus’ accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, great prospects are opening up for the country and its transport sector. Conditions are being created to increase trade, facilitate digital transformation and contribute to higher demand for transportation and logistics services. Work is underway to ensure effective implementation of the international agreements,” the deputy prime minister said.
