08.01.2016
The head of a trade association Ukrkondprom Alexander says Baldynyuk, in October 2015 the representatives of the confectionery industry met with officials of the Ministry of Infrastructure, who reported, they are going to negotiate with Georgia, Azerbaijan and other countries in order to create a transport corridor with a passage rate. “Businesses will not have to negotiate separately with each country, whose territory is crossed transport corridor, freight rate will be unified – from Ilyichevsk to the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. This will be one train, which is loaded and unloaded in Ukraine, let us say, In Kazakhstan”, – He tells Baldynyuk. but, he says, no information from the Ministry of Infrastructure to establish an alternative transport corridor through the Caucasus and through the tariff for transportation until the producers have not received. “So far we have not received information from the Ministry of. Problematic issue remains extremely high rates of domestic operator Ukrferry, which has a monopoly of ferry transportation from Ukraine to Georgia”, – he explains.
Also counted A.Baldynyuk, ban the transit of Ukrainian goods in the territory of the Russian Federation will increase the logistics costs of domestic enterprises for delivery of goods to Central Asian countries is about three times. However, some parts of the route, bypassing the Russian Federation has not yet been calculated.
“undoubtedly, is a powerful blow to the Ukrainian economy,. properly, it expects Russia, but stress, it is actually the last of a powerful economic lever. We must find options for mitigating, without succumbing to pressure from Russia. Important “cut through window” to Central Asia via alternative routes”, – .give Baldınyuk. Here it is largely dependent on the situation of the Ukrainian government. Besides, Russia's actions have to get an answer from those countries in Central Asia, who are not able to buy Ukrainian products due to the Russian ban on transit. Russia's actions violate the commercial interests of these countries in terms of free choice of the foreign partner. “transit war, launched by Russia, would harm not only to Ukraine, but also its partners in Central Asia”, – otmeçaet Baldınyuk.
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