Ukraine and Turkey agreed on the exchange of data on the movement of goods and transport

Ukraine and Turkey signed an agreement on the creation of a system for the preliminary exchange of information about goods and transport moving between the countries.

The agreement was signed before the joint press conference of the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey in Istanbul. On behalf of the government of Ukraine, Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov signed, and on behalf of Turkey, Trade Minister Omer Bolat signed.

As detailed in the message of the President’s Office, based on the agreement, a system of electronic exchange of preliminary information will be created, with the help of which a predetermined set of data will be exchanged in electronic form.

Information exchange will be carried out between the State Customs Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Trade of Turkey.

It is noted that the information received by the customs authorities of the parties will contribute to speeding up the movement of goods and vehicles across the borders of both states, as well as countering customs violations.

Previously, USM reported that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul assigned the name of Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi to the Ada-class corvette for the Navy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.