Russian Agriculture Ministry outlines conditions for resuming agricultural imports from Armenia

Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture has outlined the conditions for lifting restrictions on imports of agricultural products from Armenia.

According to Interfax, the issue was discussed during a meeting between Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan in Almaty.

“Ensuring the safety of agricultural products, including the use of their own raw materials by Armenian producers, controls on pesticides, traceability of supplies and compliance with other mandatory requirements, is a key condition for resuming imports of products currently subject to restrictions,” the Russian Agriculture Ministry said.

Lut said compliance of supplied products with the veterinary and phytosanitary standards of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was an absolute priority for the Russian side.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the seventh meeting of the EAEU Council for Agro-Industrial Policy.