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The situation at Belarusian-Polish border checkpoints is getting back to normal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Poland Pavel Latushko told BelTA. In his words, over the night shift the queue to the cargo border checkpoint Kozlovichi-Kukuryki has decreased by 10 km. The Polish customs service has cleared 500 vehicles. For the morning shift 21 customs officers started working while the standard crew counts 16 officers. The queue at the border checkpoint now makes up 3 km. The consulate of Belarus in Biala Podlaska pointed out a considerable decrease in the number of heavy haulers queuing up for crossing the border. There are queues on the Polish side at large cargo border checkpoints Bobrowniki-Berestovitsa and Kuznica-Bruzgi. However, the size of the queues is similar to that observed during normal operation. According to the Polish customs service, around 80% of the usual crew is working there. The Embassy of Belarus in Warsaw has received reports about the situation getting back to normal from the customs service of the Finance Ministry of Poland. Readiness to continue negotiation for signing an agreement between the Polish government and trade unions of the customs service has been expressed. Pavel Latushko stressed, the situation witnessed over the last few days indicates the necessity of establishing fast information exchange between Belarus and Poland as well as a system of proactive information sharing between corresponding agencies in accordance with the existing agreements, which regulate border issues between Belarus and Poland. These proposals were once again presented to Polish partners. The embassy and consulates of Belarus in Poland continue monitoring situation in contact with central and regional border and customs services of Poland.