Belarus is confident in the victory over Russia

Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of Belarus believes that Belarus has a network of large chance of winning the lawsuit oil dispute with Russia. This was stated by Minister of Justice of Belarus Viktor Golovanov. Recall that last week, Belarus has submitted to the CIS Economic Court action against Russia over its collection of export duties on oil products. "We must win this litigation. From a legal point of view, I think our position perfectly. Otherwise we would not have sued" - said Golovanov. The basic agreement between the two countries for the supply of petroleum and petroleum products involves the collection of fees only in respect of crude oil. "We believe that the supply of other petroleum products should be applied a zero rate of duty," - said Golovanov. The International Treaty, in particular, this agreement is worth over national law in accordance with Article 15 of the Constitution. "Decisions of the CIS Economic Court are advisory in nature, but a court of EurAsEC, which performs the functions of the Court of the CIS, are mandatory," - said the minister. CIS Economic Court on March 26 registered a complaint against Russia, Belarus to the incompetence of levying customs duties on petroleum products supplied to Belarus. The reaction of the Russian side was calm. In particular, the first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Leonid Slutsky said that the move indicates the transition to a civilized solution of bilateral economic disputes.