Due to the 58-kilometer queue of trucks waiting to enter Poland, Ukraine loses up to 60 million hryvnias per day, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kubrakov, said at a press conference, Interfax reports.
“Trucks – 2,437. The authorities estimate huge losses at 55-60 million hryvnias per day,” the Ukrainian press also writes.
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Mustafa Nayem said that Ukraine offered Poland a solution to the border problem: “Increasing the number of Polish customs officers could significantly improve the situation.”
In addition, Ukraine proposed to cancel the control of trucks transporting rapeseed for the production of biofuel in transit through Poland,” he said.
To improve the situation on the border with Poland, Ukraine is ready to open 3 more checkpoints, the Ukrainian official added.
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Kubrakov expressed hope that the upcoming meeting of the Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Poland will normalize the situation on the border.
Source: Hot News RO
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