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BORDER TROUBLES * Turkey & Iran
* Trucks stuck at crossings as Iran and Turkey quarrel over border fees
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Istanbul,Turkey -CIHAN -12 Oct 2014: -- A recent Turkish decision to introduce border crossing fees for Iranian trucks in order to force Iran to reduce their $750 fee on Turkish trucks at border gates has backfired, with Tehran hiking their fees in response, a quagmire that has left hundreds of trucks stranded on both the Turkish and Iranian sides of the border... Ankara found the fees imposed on Turkish trucks too high and asked for a reduction. Iran requested time to consider the issue, but did not come up with an offer, pushing Turkey to raise the fees on each Iranian truck. Observers warn that the dispute may continue for weeks to come. Turkish trucks have been using Iran as a transit route in order to reach the Turkic republics. It has long been a matter of debate that Iran was charging $750 in fees for Turkish trucks while Turkey allowed Iranian trucks into the country free of charge... Late on Friday Turkey increased the fees on Iranian trucks to $750; however, it resulted in additional costs for Turkey. On Saturday Iran raised the fees to $1,500 per Turkish truck in response to Turkey's action, extending the dispute. Following this, the Turkish side countered by increasing the fees on Iranian trucks to $1,500. Iran is now planning to boost the entry fee per truck to $2,250, a source informed Today's Zaman...
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