The forwarding agent of metal cargoes «Cargo Service», working in the Kaliningrad region is firm to negotiate lower transportations tariffs to the Kaliningrad region with the Lithuanian railway company “Lietuvos gelezinkeliai” next year, the vice-minister of communications and transport of Lithuania Arunas Shtaras is reported as saying in his interview with the “Russian Railway-partner. Ru” agency. Mr. Shtaras hold a meeting with Sergey Zavorotynskim, the head of “Cargo Service” on December, 4th, the agency reported.
"Since lower railroad tariffs are very urgent for the busyness of «The Cargo Service» they are very firm to negotiate. Besides, we would also want, that the cargoes were received by the Klaipeda seaport and to reach the compromise, it is necessary to discuss with the sender, the forwarding agent, railways of Lithuania, Russia and Belarus - the negotiations will not be simple», Mr. Shtaras said.
According to the vice-minister, the “Lietuvos gelezinkeliai” is holding a meeting next week in Lithuania to discuss tariffs with representatives of the Russian iron and steel industry and forwarding agents.
The Belarus manufacturer of potash fertilizers "Balaruskaly" would also want to join the negotiations to reduce the railroad tariffs.