Russia prolongs permission for railway import of Azerbaijani сrop products
Date
2/16/2022 1:04:27 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 16
Trend:
The expansion of cooperation between the Food Safety Agency of
Azerbaijan and the Russian federal Service for Veterinary and
Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the presence of
constructive dialogue in resolving issues of bilateral trade and
confidence in the system of phytosanitary supervision of Azerbaijan
are yielding positive results, the agency told Trend .
According to the agency, on February 14, 2022, new negotiations
were held between the chairman of the agency, Goshgar Tahmazli, and
the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergei Dankvert, to extend the
validity period of Russia's permission for the import of tomatoes
and apples by rail from Azerbaijan, taking into account the
existing infrastructure in this area.
Following the negotiations, this term has been extended until
February 1, 2023.
As a result of the previous negotiations between the agency and
Rosselkhoznadzor, on June 11, 2021, permission was received to
import the mentioned products by rail until April 1, 2022.
There is a requirement of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the
transportation of agricultural products to Russia only in
containers that meet international requirements.
At present, the export potential of 227 tomato exporting
enterprises, which are allowed to export the products from
Azerbaijan to Russia, is 385,460 tons, and 77 enterprises that are
allowed to export apples - 186,948 tons.
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