Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Russia readies end to Greek food embargo (Aleksey Ulyukayev)

Russia has drafted a number of proposals that could end the embargo on food products from Greece, Russia's Economic Development Minister Aleksey Ulyukayev said at a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday.

“We'll be discussing in detail this issue during the meeting of the Russian Prime Minister and his Greek counterpart tomorrow," Ulyukayev told reporters, as quoted by TASS.
"We've prepared a number of proposals regarding the embargo issue for discussion," the Economy Minister said. 

Russia is also considering rescinding food sanctions against Cyprus and Hungary, according to Aleksey Pushkov, head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee. 

Greece has been hit especially hard by the ban, as more than 40 percent of Greek exports are to Russia. In 2013, more than €178 million in fruits and conserves were exported to Russia, according to the Greek fruit export association, Incofruit-Hellas. 

On March 3, Greece sent a letter to the Russian food watchdog Roselkhoznadzor requesting the temporary restrictions on agricultural products such as strawberries, kiwis, peaches, and seafood is lifted. 

Up until the ban, Russia had been Greece’s biggest single trading partner worth $12.5 billion (€9.3 billion) by 2013, more than double the 2009 figure.
Russia’s agricultural food ban applies to EU countries and is not due to expire until August 2015, a year after the restrictions were imposed in response to Western sanctions.
Alexis Tsipras, the newly elected PM of Greece, is in Moscow for a two-day visit and meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday afternoon. Distancing itself from its other EU members, Athens hopes to strike a chord of cooperation with Moscow.
   http://rt.com/business/247853-russia-greece-food-embargo/
8/4/15
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  1. Ρωσικό ΥΠΟΙΚ: Προτάσεις για άρση του εμπάργκο στις εισαγωγές...

    Μια σειρά προτάσεων σχετικά με την απαγόρευση εισαγωγών τροφίμων από τις περισσότερες δυτικές χώρες, οι οποίες θα συζητηθούν κατά την αυριανή συνάντηση μεταξύ Ελλήνων και Ρώσων αξιωματούχων, έχει προετοιμάσει το υπουργείο Οικονομίας της Ρωσίας, δήλωσε σήμερα ο υπουργός Αλεξέι Ουλιουκάγεφ στους δημοσιογράφους.

    Ο Ρώσος υπουργός αρνήθηκε να δώσει περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το θέμα.

    Η ρωσική κυβέρνηση ενδέχεται να εξαιρέσει την Ελλάδα, την Κύπρο και την Ουγγαρία από τον κατάλογο των δυτικών χωρών από τις οποίες έχουν απαγορευθεί οι εισαγωγές τροφίμων σε αντίποινα για τις κυρώσεις που επιβλήθηκαν στη Μόσχα εξαιτίας της κρίσης στην Ουκρανία, είχε επισημάνει χθες ο Ρώσος υπουργός Γεωργίας Νικολάι Φιοντόροφ.
    ethnos.gr
    8/4/15

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