Kazakhstan, Astana, May 8 / Trend , K. Arinova/
Tariff on transit of Kazakh cargo via Russia must be the same with that for the Russian cargo, Republican Association of Mining Enterprises of Kazakhstan President Nikolai Radostovets said.
"It is important for Kazakhstan, which loses about 20 percent of GDP due to the fact that is far from foreign markets, to obtain preferential tariff for the transit of Kazakh goods via the territory of Russia in an effort to improve export opportunities for enterprises especially on the backdrop of a crisis," Nikolai Radostovets told reporters.
He said a number of CIS countries including Russia and Kazakhstan are negotiating to create single customs area. In this case, the rules of transit shall be the same for all.
The railway does not provide any privileges and discounts in Kazakhstan While there is a discount system for exporter enterprises in Russia, he said.
"Today the Kazakh government should negotiate Russian government to provide us with the same tariff as for Russian enterprises," he said.
He sai the tariff for transit of Kazakh goods via the territory of Russia is 20-30 percent higher than for Russian goods.
"We talk a lot about creating a single customs area and at the same time putting each other at discriminatory conditions", Radostovets said.