The Ministry of
transport and communications
of the Republic of Belarus

          The ministry of  Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus (further Mintrans) is a republican state body and submits to the Council of Ministers of Belarus.

The primary tasks of Mintrans are:

- Realization of the united road and transport policy aimed at  creation of conditions for satisfaction economy and population needs in transport services, in view of minimization of harmful influence on the environment;

- Development and realization together with the interested republican state bodies, other state organizations subordinated to the Government of Belarus, local executive and administrative bodies development programs of in the field of transport activity;

- Carrying out together with the interested republican state bodies, other state organizations subordinated to the Government of Belarus, local executive and administrative bodies of the analysis of activity and development of forecasts of development in the field of transport activity;

- Realization of development of the mixed transportations, assistance in establishment direct communications between transport organizations of Belarus and other states, investment attraction;

- Carrying out in the field of transport activity economic, scientific and technical and social policy;

- Formation and perfection of legal bases of functioning in the field of transport activity;

- Maintenance of efficient control over the republican property in the field of transport activity;

- Assistance in increasing  of an overall performance in the field of transport activity, growth of competitiveness of the Belarusian carriers in the market of transport services and export development;

- Development of the international cooperation and foreign economic relations on the questions referred to the competence of the Mintrans.