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“Today there are no interruptions in the movement of goods. It would be really illogical and bad for decisions to be made that would harm the well-being of the Belarusian people themselves. Because deviation or some political decisions of this kind would harm the situation of the Belarusian people,” said Jaroslav Narkevich to BNS.
According to him, this issue was discussed last week with the representatives of the Klaipeda seaport and the Lithuanian railways.
The Minister of Transport and Communications states that he sees no possibility of Belarus diverting cargo in such a different direction.
“We have examined the situation, it is clear that today there are no other alternatives that can be used either from Latvia or from the ports of Saint Petersburg. This is the situation here, “said the minister.
However, J. Narkevičius admitted that it would be painful for Lithuania to lose a large part of the cargo traffic.
“Freight flows – railways – this is one fifth of the total flow, Klaipeda seaport – more than 16 (million – BNS) ton redistribution. This is, of course, an important link in the movement of goods. But we have to assess the situation today, it has not changed, “the minister explained.
Lukashenko said on Friday that Belarus, whose cargo accounts for about a third of all cargo from the Klaipeda port, could refuse to use Lithuanian ports to export its products.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Belarusian cargo accounted for 30.2 percent last year. annual handling of the port of Klaipeda – 15.5 million. heaps.
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