mo4ch:>Russia may soon become transit country for goods between Europe & Asia | Mo4ch News

The strengthening cooperation between the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) allows Russia to proceed with transit opportunities between Asia and Europe.That’s according to the head of the Russian Federal Customs Service (FSC), Vladimir Bulavin, who was talking at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2019) on Thursday.“The level of development of bilateral and multilateral relationship suggests that in the near future there will definitely be a breakthrough which will allow the SCO countries to realize potential transit opportunities between Asia and Europe,” Bulavin said.Also on rt.comRussia backs switching to national currencies in settlements between SCO countriesHe said that the FCS along with its Chinese colleagues had successfully held mutual recognition of the customs control system. In addition, the sides agreed on a system for managing risk and sharing information about goods and transportation which will pass state bor…