Russia, Namibia plan to expand mutual trade of fish products
MOSCOW. Feb 1 (Interfax) - Russia and Namibia intend to expand mutual trade of fish products, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said in a statement following talks of Vasily Lavrovsky, advisor to the service s head, with Ueritjiua Kauaria, deputy executive director of the Namibian Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry.
Lavrovsky said that the Namibian market, which is part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was of considerable interest to Russian exporters. At present, more than 20 Russian fish processing companies intend to enter it.
In this connection, Rosselkhoznadzor approached the country Fisheries and Marine Resources ministry with a request to approve a veterinary certificate that could be used in fish exports from Russia. The certificate developed by the service taking into account the requirements of the relevant oversight agency in
The Ministry of
Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has informed the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance about the ban on the import of Azerbaijani tomatoes in connection with the detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
The State Inspection Committee in the Agroindustrial Complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan sent a letter to the Federal Service, in which it informed about the detection of ToBRFV in Azerbaijani tomatoes.
The detection of the virus in the products was confirmed by the Republican Center of Plant Quarantine of the Committee of the State Inspection in the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.
Russia to ban tomato imports from Iran over virus fears
A porter (C) carries baskets tomatoes coming from Iran at a vegetable market on the outskirts of Islamabad on 19 August 2020. [FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images] December 31, 2020 at 10:27 am
The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced yesterday that it will impose a temporary ban on importing tomatoes from Iran over the discovery of Tobacco mosaic virus in the fruits.
In a statement, Rosselkhoznadzor said it had discussed the matter during negotiations with representatives of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture, adding that an official notification will soon be delivered to Tehran regarding violations of international and Russian phytosanitary requirements.