Ukraine is giving Moldova an additional 30,000 road haulage permits, two-thirds over the original 2019 quota, under an agreement reached by the bilateral commision on international road transport at a meeting in Kiev.
Ministry of Economy state secretary Serghei Bucataru told IPN the addition will benefit haulers traveling both to Ukraine destinations and transiting Ukraine to reach Belarus and Russia.
Bucataru recalled the 2016 crisis when Moldova ran over the Ukraine quota and many haulers were unable to make good on their contractual obligations.
The 2020 quota was preliminary agreed to be 60,000 permits, as permits for vehicles with the emissions class Euro 3 and above could be scrapped altogether, says Bucataru.
At the Kiev meeting, Ukraine also agreed to grant 500 additional permits for occasional transportation of passengers, which are usually requested by travel agencies.