YEREVAN, 15 July. /ARKA/. Armenian economy minister Artsvik Minasyan said today the authorities will ask their Russian counterparts to stop what he called ‘collection of illegal payments’ by Russian customs and security officers from Armenian business people exporting their goods to Russia and ensure free movement of people and vehicles across the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).



Armenian hauliers and motorists have been complaining of Russian police and other security officers for extorting money from them on Russian border check points and roads for permission to travel further.



"We get reports that illegal actions are being taken against Armenian citizens and businesses on the Russian roads, which, we believe, are carried out without the knowledge of the Russian authorities," Minasyan said.



He said once the Russian authorities are informed of these facts, they will take steps to prevent them.

"We plan to sum up all incoming complaints and convey them to our Russian partners,' Minasyan said, adding that most of the complaints are reported from the territory of the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.



"The advantage that we have to get from our membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and from free movement of people and goods must be ensured by appropriate mechanisms,' concluded Minasyan. -0-





18:23 15.07.2016