Russia's truck
shipments across Turkey are now impossible as the transport permits issued by
Turkey in 2015 expired on January 31, 2016, Lenta.ru reported referring to a
statement of the Association of International Road Transport Carriers.
"Up to
the present moment the Turkish side hasn't accorded the quota of agreements for
2016. Currently, Russia's Transport Ministry is assuming measures to settle the
issue as proposals on change of agreements have been submitted to the Turkish
side once again," the report said.
Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov said in December 2015 the number
of issued bilateral permits for truck shipments from Turkey to the Russian
Federation would decrease four-fold.
In December 2015, the Russian
government issued a resolution on measures to implement the president's decree
on application of special economic measures in relation to Turkey. The document
provides, inter alia, that the number of the bilateral road transportation
permits to be issued to the Turkish transportation companies for 2016 be
limited to 2,000. The Russian Transport Ministry will also be authorized, when
necessary, to annul partially or fully the permits that have been already
issued to the Turkish carriers, according to the report.
As is known, Russia
introduced sanctions against Turkey on November 28, 2015, with the
government approving later the list
of prohibited goods from Turkey. On January 1, 2016 a bulk of sanctions banning the
import of fruits and vegetables, flowers, poultry meat and salt from Turkey
came into effect. In addition, Russia also imposed a ban on charter flights to
Turkey and canceled a visa-free regime. The Russian government prohibited the
employment of Turkish nationals by Russian legal entities, only with some
exceptions.
The Turkish authorities are
said to be preparing retaliatory measures, which may include the introduction
of anti-dumping duties against Russian steel producers.
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