The Ministries of Infrastructure of Ukraine and Poland made a joint statement on lifting the ban on the transit of freight cars, reports railway magazine Railway Supply.

transit of freight wagons

On January 31, 2022, a meeting was held between the Ministers of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov and the Republic of Poland Andrzej Adamczyk.

As a result of the meeting, the text of the joint statement was agreed on the following:

  • The parties agreed on the earliest possible lifting of restrictions on the transit of freight cars through the territory of Ukraine to Poland by rail. Until February 4, 2022, the Ukrainian side will inform the Polish side about the specific terms for resuming the transit of freight wagons through the territory of Ukraine.
  • The parties agreed on a significant increase in the number of permits for international cargo transportation, taking into account the needs of Ukrainian and Polish road carriers. Before February 5, 2022, the parties must agree on the date of the meeting of the Joint Commission on International Road Transport, which must agree on the timing of the transfer and the number of additional permits for international freight transport.
  • The parties agreed to develop a joint action plan aimed at a significant increase in the efficiency of the work of automobile international checkpoints of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine. The corresponding action plan must be agreed with the participation of representatives of the Customs, Border and other services of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine no later than the end of February 2022.
  • The parties agreed to initiate a revision of the provisions of the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Poland on international road transport since 1992.
  • The Parties proceed from the fact that all points of the Joint Statement are interconnected and must be implemented in full.

Recall that in January UZ postponed the start of the ban on sending its wagons to Poland. The ban was to be in effect from February 10 until canceled. At the same time, Poland called on Ukrzaliznytsia to stop blocking freight traffic.

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