Russia — Belarus

49 tons of Belarusian vegetables were stopped at the border on suspicion of re-export.

Belarus and Russia will continue negotiations on tax maneuvers in the oil sector early next year.

Russian agricultural authority insists only plant products with unspecified origin are banned from entering the Russian Federation.

The Belarusian President has met Russian Sverdlovsk Oblast governor Evgeni Kuvaishev today.

The refusal from the Belarusian export duties has already been partially taken into account in the Russian budget project for 2015.

The chief of staff at the Office of the President confirms the Eurasian Economic Union has been signed by Lukashenka.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich says Belarus will keep $1.5 billion from Russian crude oil export duties in 2015.

The negotiations initiated by Belarus were held in Sochi on October 7.

The meeting was initiated by the head of Belarusian government.