The Cabinet on February 1 approved an agreement between the Government of Moldova and the Government of Belarus concerning the system for facilitating bilateral trade, IPN reports.

The document envisions the intensification of cooperation between the customs authorities of the two states with a view to increasing the efficiency of customs control and of reducing clearance and border crossing time.

It is also regulated the method of exchanging information about the movement of freight and units of transport to and from Belarus.

The agreement was signed in Chisinau at the end of 2016.