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The border Russia will be in Smolensk

In Smolensk seriously preparing for the imminent emergence of a full-fledged Russian-Belarusian border. This became clear during a press conference Smolensk branch chief Igor Yuhimenko RFFI.

Meeting Igor Yuhimenko appointed last year as chief of Smolensk branch RFFI, with journalists was formally dedicated 15 years from the date of creation of a fund, the only federal structure, which over the years has not changed either its name or purpose. Currently, the Russian Federal Property Fund 38 branches, each of which works on the territory of several regions and has a subordinate representation. Smolensk branch is the only fund in the complex structure of the Fund, which is completely closed to the only subject of the Russian Federation-Smolensk Oblast.

-Special situation RFFI Smolensk branch, it seems to me, It is no accident, and is directly related to the tense situation that has recently emerging in rossiysko-belorusskih relations, “said Igor Yuhimenko. – Generally, the relations between our countries have worsened over the years, and not far off, I think the emergence of Russian-Belarusian border. More recently, President Vladimir Putin of Russia said that the state with which Russia is installed visa regime, did not exist in Belarus, and this fact allows undesirable elements freely enter Russia from the territory of a neighboring state. This is the only “hole” on the territory of our country, and a statement by the President, it seems to me, It is no accident, and heard directly points to the possible emergence of Russian-Belarusian border. What can cause this development? Through Red hump customs post, located on the borders of Russia and Belarus, thousands of cars pass daily. The emergence of a full-fledged border, which will be organized inspection of imported goods from Belarus, sharply increase the amount of work Smolensk customs and will inevitably lead to an increase in the volume of konfiskata. And this is one of the types of property, which is designed to deal with implementation of Smolensk branch RFFI.

Whatever unexpected nor seemed Igor Yuhimenko conjecture, it can be found indirect confirmation. Last fall at the Smolensk route passed a large meeting, which was attended by top officials of Russian Federation Ministry of Transportation, the Federal Service for supervision in the sphere of transport, the administration of Smolensk and other departments, in one way or another related to the line of M1. His decision was the result of a focused infrastructure development activities in the area of customs post “Red hump.”

Fund-these will be the Ministry of Transport, plan for the reconstruction of the zone and customs control zone Transport Inspectorate approved, then-chief of Smolensk told Customs Sergei Petrenko. It is planned to double the number of lanes education “pockets” and parking, the construction of storage facilities, and so on. Most of the works, we hope, will be implemented in 2007.

Thus, the federal and provincial structure, which is in charge of a motor highway Minsk-Moskva really busy modernization of the border zone, which, among other things, can also be linked to the possible emergence of a full-fledged border between the two nations. Yes, and the January arrival at Smolenschinu Andreas Belyaninova that coincided with a sharp crisis in relations Russia and Belarus, in the course of which the head of carefully studied the customs economy still absolutely transparent border, apparently would not tactics.

– There is another observation, “added Igor Yuhimenko. – For reasons unclear to me until the amount transferred us to realize Smolensk Customs confiscated property in recent years has decreased sharply, from 100 million rubles in 2003 to 5 million in the 2006-meters. The breach has been less clearly not, but the agreement with Belarus allows huge quantity trucks to enter our country, in effect bypassing customs controls. At customs posts in the Bryansk and Pskov region there is not anything like this.

Dmitry Melnikov, Smolensk