Under the agreement, the customs authorities of Belarus and Tajikistan will exchange information on the movement of goods and vehicles as part of the mutual trade promotion system.
The interstate center was established as part of the efforts to take the steps stipulated by the Union State program on harmonizing Belarus' and Russia's tax and customs legislation and on cooperation in customs affairs.
Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined key items on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting: “What is the situation at the border from your point of view? Naturally from an economic angle first and foremost. How are you performing your key functions to replenish the state budget in the sphere you are responsible for?”
“I believe the most important thing in today's complicated situation is to look for unconventional approaches because it will be impossible to keep working using old tricks. This is why we are going to find new ways,” Vladimir Orlovsky concluded.