“If our strategic partners have any doubt, they shouldn’t suspect us of malpractices, we stop doing it,” Mikhail Miasnikovich said.
Belarus plans to work out a constructive approach in relations with Russia to settle the dispute over the export of solvents and thinning agents, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Miasnikovich told media on September 14, BelTA says.
Mikhail Miasnikovich said that during the visit of Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev a decision was made at the presidential level.
“August 4 saw the last tank car leave [Belarus] carrying the so-called solvents. If our strategic partners have any doubt, they shouldn’t suspect us of malpractices, we stop doing it. We have undertaken to do it and we are doing so,” remarked the Prime Minister.
“We suggested taking a closer look to the Russian side because we have not violated a single clause of the Customs Code of the Customs Union. We said that if you have doubts, let’s think about it and maybe introduce duties. But it is not a good idea to prohibit a business activity because someone has doubts. If duty-free sales are believed to be causing some economic damage or someone is losing any profits, let’s take a closer look at it. Maybe quotas or duties should be introduced. The Russians said it could be done after we have dealt with the situation we have on our hands now,” said Mikhail Miasnikovich.
A large commission was put in charge of dealing with the situation, added the Prime Minister. “As part of the commission we suggested working out practices for the future but the commission has limited its action to dealing with the situation that existed back then. They made a report and left. We don’t know what decisions are being taken over there. But we are in favor of working out a constructive approach, in favor of working out conditions to be adopted by the governments or by the single Eurasian Economic Commission if necessary. There should be no doubts in relations between economic entities and between countries,” stressed Mikhail Miasnikovich.
Previously, Interfax informed that Russia considered reducing the amount of oil export to Belarus and also equating the export duties for gasoline and diluents as Russia suspected Belarus of shadow export of gasoline produced from Russian oil under the guise of solvents and thinners which are not subject to any duties.
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