Extra checks by Kazakhstan on goods from Kyrgyzstan violate EAEU norms: Government

AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Muhamedkaliy Abilgaziyev ordered the state bodies to conduct talks with Kazakhstan to solve the situation on Kyrgyz-Kazakh border associated with introduction of additional border checks of goods and cargo from Kyrgyzstan in Kazakhstan.
The government of Kyrgyzstan called introduction of additional checks by Kazakhstan as violation of rules of the Eurasian Economic Union, the statement said.
At the 8th session of Kyrgyz-Kazak governmental council, the parties agreed to work on mechanisms of tracing of goods with the use of navigation seals to ensure free transit of goods from Kyrgyzstan through the territory of Kazakhstan in the interests of carriers.
As a result of unilateral measures taken by Kazakhstan, a traffic jam of trucks has occurred near the Ak-Tilek checkpoint in Chuy region.
Government of Kyrgyzstan is concerned about the situation and calls on Kazakhstan to comply with the free movement of goods obligations taken within the EAEU, the statement said.