BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/03/2007

Belarus, Russia: Agreements Reached

Belarus and Russia signed an economic agreement to eliminate trade restrictions and protect interstate commerce and agreed on an indirect tax system for trade during a March 23 meeting of the Belarusian-Russian Union State Council of Ministers. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said Russia would shortly consider Belarus' request for a $1.5 billion stabilization loan, and Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky said a customs union could soon be in the works.

Source:

http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=286313

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