MINSK, 12 August. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko refused to support Russia’s ban on food imports from countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia. At the same time in transit to Russia via Belarus imported products can not pass, Lukashenko assured: this he promised Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We need our Polish apples – we buy, but not for Russia, and for internal market – quoted the Belarusian president’s press service. – Need some German specialties – also acquire for domestic consumption. Ought we recycle something – we buy and recycle “.
Meanwhile, according to the National Statistics Committee, for five months in 2014 from Belarus to Russia put lemons on a $ 1.7 million, bananas – by $ 183 thousand., pineapple – for $ 37 thousand., nuts (coconut, Brazil, cashews and almonds) – $ 1 , 8 million, mussels – by $ 792 thousand., octopus – by $ 449 thousand.
The second partner of Russia in the Customs Union – Kazakhstan holds the same position as that of Belarus. Press office of President Nursultan Nazarbayev after his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin said that the ban on the import of agricultural products – “unilateral measure Russia, it does not imply the involvement of other countries – members of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space (CES)”.
In turn, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We are in full cooperation with the Customs Union partners and timely coordinate all their actions”.
As reported by “Vedomosti”, Alexander Knobel of the Institute Gaidar said: Russia’s ban contradicts the rules of any of the Customs Union or the EEA. Such decisions are made jointly with deeper integration, it is the exclusive competence of supranational government.
From 2015 must earn the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEC), the next stage of integration after the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space. But Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is still no common trade policy, and Russia’s unilateral decision postpones the possibility of creating a truly single customs territory, have Knobel.
In some increase transit through Belarus sanctions list of goods likely to Moscow closes his eyes, said professor of the Higher School of Economics Alexei Portansky. Lukashenko understands that geopolitical project EAEC is too important for the Kremlin, and plays on it.
But while the project EAEC, despite the signing of the agreement on its establishment, is in poor shape, the expert continued: at the insistence of Moscow too quickly passed the previous stages of integration, in fact, not even formed a customs union with a common trade policy. It is of little while Russia reached, except for the financial support of neighbors, he concluded.
Belarus and Kazakhstan had once refused to support Russia’s protective measures – if they touched the Ukrainian goods. Russia won the right to act unilaterally.
Recall, 6 August, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the application of certain special economic measures to ensure the security of the Russian Federation.” The document imposes restrictions or a ban on the import of Russian “certain types of agricultural products, raw materials and food” from countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia.
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