The European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) facilitated an ad-hoc meeting of representatives of the Romanian and Ukrainian customs authorities, which took place at the northern Sighetu Marmatiei Border Crossing Point (RO) - Solotvino (UA), informs a press release of the Romanian Customs Authority.
"In the context of the working visit made by Bogdan-Lari Mihei, President of the Romanian Customs Authority, to the customs offices located at the common border between Romania and Ukraine and, respectively, the Republic of Moldova, on March 1, 2022, the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) facilitated an ad-hoc meeting of the representatives of the Romanian and Ukrainian customs authorities, which took place at the Border Crossing Point Sighetu Marmatiei (RO) - Solotvino (UA)," the release reads.
According to the cited source, the purpose of the meeting was to facilitate the crossing of the two states' common border, on the one hand, of the Ukrainian refugees arriving in Romania, and on the other hand, of the transports of humanitarian aid destined for Ukraine, Agerpres.ro informs.
"Bogdan-Lari Mihei, President of the Romanian Customs Authority, and Oleksandr Shchutskyi, State Customs Service of Ukraine, First Deputy Head, together with representatives of the customs authorities of the two states, but also of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) agreed on the following: to analyze the possibility of simplifying procedures at border crossing points located at the common border, to organize high-level meetings between the Romanian and Ukrainian customs authorities, both in Bucharest and in Kyiv, as soon as the situation in Ukraine allows; to strengthen the cooperation between the two customs authorities, by drawing up a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding," the release further mentions.
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