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Russia's Transport Ministry claims Poland is unwilling to carry out international road transportation services in the territory of Russia under Russian legislation.
It is noted that transport permits for Russian and Polish carriers to drive through each country's territory will expire on February 1, 2016, but new agreements on the prolongation of transport permits have not been reached yet.
Two rounds of negotiations between Russia and Poland have been held, the ministry said. However, the Polish side is said to have expressed disagreement with new requirements of the Russian legislation, which aim at toughening state controls on transportation operations.
It is reported that the Russian Transport Ministry has sent Poland a proposal to extend the validity of transport permits of 2015 until February 15, 2016.
Russia argues the Polish side "refuses to provide specific proposals regarding the exchange of permits for the current year in response to the Russian proposal."
As UNIAN reported earlier, more than 60 Moldovan trucks carrying Russian goods had to wait for a few days at the Russian-Ukrainian border crossing point Troyebortnoye-Bachivsk, as Ukrainian customs officers denied transit transportation of Russian goods via Ukraine.