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Russia simplifying conditions for Azerbaijani cargo carriers

Business Materials 20 October 2016 18:43 (UTC +04:00)
Russia is ready to extend the duration of stay of Azerbaijani cargo carriers in its territory to 120 days, head of the international cooperation and transportation sector of the State Motor Transport of Azerbaijan’s Transport Ministry, Hidayat Aslanov said Oct. 20.
Russia simplifying conditions for Azerbaijani cargo carriers

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 20

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:

Russia is ready to extend the duration of stay of Azerbaijani cargo carriers in its territory to 120 days, head of the international cooperation and transportation sector of the State Motor Transport of Azerbaijan’s Transport Ministry, Hidayat Aslanov said Oct. 20.

According to the existing regulations, Azerbaijani citizens, including cargo carriers, are allowed to stay in the territory of Russia for up to 90 days without a permit, said Hidayat Aslanov.

“Those who do not abide by these restrictions are sanctioned and deported from Russia for a period of 3 years. In accordance with the decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, we appealed to the Russian side with a request to increase the length of stay for cargo carriers. Presently, a mechanism to distinguish cargo carriers from regular citizens must be created,” said Aslanov.

He added that Russia proposed to extend the duration of stay of Azerbaijani cargo carriers to 120 days as a solution.

“It is proposed to create a special permit for the cargo transporters, which will certify their activity. If this decision is made and approved at governmental level, we will send a request to Russian Interior Ministry on termination of sanctions against 150 Azerbaijani cargo transporters who were previously deported,” said Aslanov.

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