
Last week representatives of Latvian international cargo carriers complained that they were left without permits to carry cargoes to (from, through) Russia. Last year’s travel documents were expired on January 31. Association of Cargo Carriers, the process blocked by Minister of Communications Kaspars Briskens, without responding to their inquiries, which would put thousands of their workers under stroke. Portal Delfi requested the Ministry of Communication and the Automotive Directorate (ATD) to clarify the situation. Since 31 January the situation has changed, but temporarily we report.Many make fun of the fact that by importing alcohol, we are helping Russians to sleep, but with time any form of cooperation with Russia should continue, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Brazhe in mid-December 2024 year when the new package of European sanctions in the Russian Federation. While this at the same meeting in the MID said, that the full closure of the border is not considered as it would be a slightly painful strike on
the economy of Latvia. Since the beginning of the war there has been a significant decline in imports from Russia and Belarus, while the exports have even increased slightly. A significant part of exports to the East is alcohol. And not of Latvian production. Commodities from all Europe falls to warehouses in
the Baltic countries and gives work to local logistical infrastructure and carriers. The Ministry of Communications has for some years recommended that all participants in the logistics arena shift to the West as safer for the country and the drivers themselves. Official data shows that to RussiaToday, less than a quarter of the participants in the international transportation market in Latvia operate in Latvia.