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OLN: State Duma is to consider approval of the Agreement on navigation in the Curonian Bay

By Petr Shopin
Created 2009-04-15 11:10

Based on materials by Kaliningrad.ru [1]. On Wednesday, April 15, Russian State Duma will consider the Agreement on Navigation in the Curonian bay and inland waterways in the Kaliningrad region and Lithuania, submitted by the Russian government.

The document, inter alia, regulates passenger and cargo movement by Lithuanian and Russian vessels, including transit traffic. No fees will be levied for use of inland waterways, RIA Novosti reports.

The Agreement will be valid for 5 years with automatic annual prolongation in case neither of the parties decides to terminate it. Read more in Russian… [2]

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