Belarus to insist on abolition of export duties on crude and petrochemical products

Belarus will be insisting on abolishing the customs duties on crude oil and petrochemical products within the Customs Union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan at the meeting of the Customs Union's Commission on June 18. Belarus foreign ministry's spokesman Andrei Savinykh told reporters in Minsk that Belarus is not going to change its position in the Customs Union. The Commission will meet in the Russian city of St Petersburg. Several agreements are planned to be signed during the meeting. It will also discuss the formation of the common economic space of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.