BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

04/06/2010

Belarus confirms the country is ready to join the Customs Union by July 1, 2010

MOSCOW, June 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Belarus confirms the country is ready to join the Customs Union by July 1, 2010, Belarusian Economy Minister Nikolai Snopkov said after a joint board meeting of the Economy Ministries of Russia and Belarus on Friday.

"The meeting between Lukashenko (Belarusian President) and Shuvalov (Russian First Deputy Prime Minister) confirmed the statement that the sides intend to settle the disputed issues and join the customs space by July 1," he said.

Belarus confirms its intentions to ratify the common Customs Code of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan by July 1 and pass to the second stage of forming the Customs Union, Snopkov said.

"The disagreements will be most likely settled at the level, where they can be settled," he added.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15195220&PageNum=0


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