Some categories of Lithuanian goods, including petroleum products and fertilizers, can no longer follow rail transit through the territory of Belarus, reports TASS.
According to the State Committee for the Lithuanian Lithuania), the decision to suspend such a transit adopted by Minsk in response to the BLATIKA of the fertilizer of Belaruscali in the Baltic fertilizer of BelarusKaliya entered into force on Monday. / P>
“As a result of the extension of the Belarusian authorities, the number of cargo formulations formed during the month will decrease by 45 and will amount to 480-540 compositions that will carry loads for which the restrictions do not act,” the agency noted. This is, for example, food.
Most of all from Minsk measures entered, according to the rating “Lithuanian Gelezinkeli”, the Lithuanian industrial giants will suffer – the only plant in the Baltic States for the production of nitrogen fertilizers “Ahehe” and the only refinery in the city of Majikei.
Earlier, the Government of Lithuania decided to cancel from February 1, an agreement on the railway transit of Belarusian potash fertilizers in the light of the US imposed on December 8, 2021 sanctions against JSC Belaruskali. In response, the power of Belarus declared termination from February 7 of the Lithuanian railway transit through its territory.