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Mar 26, 2007 (newstodate): The solution to the long-overdue issue of charges for Siberian overflights has now been officially confirmed.
On March 22, 2007, the Council of EU Transport Ministers gave its unanimous approval to the "Agreed Principles" on Siberian overflights, negotiated by Vice-President Barrot and the Russian Transport Minister Levitin on November 24, 2006 in the margins of the EU-Russia summit.
The "Agreed Principles" provide for the abolition of payments for overflights for EC carriers not later than December 31, 2013, and ensures that newly operated overflights by EC carriers in the transition period until 2013 will be free of payments.
In 2005/2006, EC carriers were obliged to pay 331 million US Dollar (250 million in 2003/2004) to the Russian company Aeroflot to obtain the right to overfly the Russian territory to Asian destinations.
On March 22, 2007, the Council of EU Transport Ministers gave its unanimous approval to the "Agreed Principles" on Siberian overflights, negotiated by Vice-President Barrot and the Russian Transport Minister Levitin on November 24, 2006 in the margins of the EU-Russia summit.
The "Agreed Principles" provide for the abolition of payments for overflights for EC carriers not later than December 31, 2013, and ensures that newly operated overflights by EC carriers in the transition period until 2013 will be free of payments.
In 2005/2006, EC carriers were obliged to pay 331 million US Dollar (250 million in 2003/2004) to the Russian company Aeroflot to obtain the right to overfly the Russian territory to Asian destinations.