Customs officers and border guards discussed cooperation issues at the Latvian border in Vitebsk

Customs officers and border guards discussed current issues of interaction on the Latvian border in Vitebsk, the Vitebsk customs informed BELTA. A coordination meeting with the participation of representatives of the border and customs services of the Vitebsk region was held at the Vitebsk customs on November 13.

The meeting was attended by the management and officials of the Vitebsk customs and the Polotsk border detachment, as well as representatives of interested controlling and other bodies. Issues were considered regarding measures to minimize the time for crossing the state border by citizens and vehicles at road checkpoints located in the Vitebsk region, interaction at checkpoints of interested controlling services, improvement of forms of information interaction between the Polotsk border detachment and the Vitebsk customs in order to identify persons engaged in speculative export of fuel, and import of goods for commercial purposes under the guise of goods for personal use.

The issue of organizing the implementation of motor transport control by the customs authorities of the Republic of Belarus at the external border of the Customs Union since 2013 was also discussed. "The coordination meeting was held in a constructive format, all agenda items were considered. Based on the results of the meeting, appropriate decisions were made," the customs concluded.