Lukashenko approved draft agreements with Cuba and Nicaragua on co-operation and mutual assistance in customs issues

The President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has signed decrees approving – as a basis for negotiations – draft intergovernmental agreements between Belarus, Cuba and Nicaragua on co-operation and mutual assistance in customs affairs, sb.by reports with reference to the Head of State’s press service

The draft agreements determine the basic principles and methods of co-operation in the field of customs affairs, as well as forms of mutual assistance by customs authorities. The documents envisage the procedure for interaction in sending requests and providing information for the detection, suppression and investigation of customs offenses.

The State Customs Committee of Belarus is authorised to negotiate draft agreements, while the Foreign Ministry is authorised to sign them.

The implementation of these international documents will enable to increase the efficiency of the customs authorities of Belarus in fulfilling the tasks of protecting the country’s economic interests.