VILNIUS, October 15. /TASS/. Vilnius has begun the process of revoking the intergovernmental agreement with Belarus on customs cooperation - the Seimas (parliament of Lithuania) adopted the issue for consideration unanimously at its plenary session.

"It would be wise to denounce the agreement, as the Lithuanian Customs essentially has no ties with the customs services of Belarus and does not exchange information with them [since 2022]," Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste said from the rostrum of the Seimas.

Nevertheless, according to her, individuals trading with Belarus send documents issued by the Belarusian customs departments to the Lithuanian courts and to the Customs Department in order to prove the legality of trade operations and their compliance with international sanctions. The minister considers this situation abnormal.

The agreement between Lithuania and Belarus on working together to prevent the violation of customs laws was signed in 1996.