The Cabinet approved a draft agreement with Latvia on mutual recognition of driver's licenses
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The Cabinet approved an agreement with Latvia on mutual recognition and exchange of national driver's licenses. A similar agreement has been in effect with Lithuania since October 2023.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft agreement with Latvia on mutual recognition and exchange of national driver's licenses. This was reported by the government representative in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk in Telegram, reports UNN.
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The draft Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on mutual recognition and exchange of national driver's licenses has been approved
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Since October 2023, Ukrainians in Lithuania can exchange their driver's license under a simplified procedure.
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