Russia's partial ban on the import of Moldovan fruits and vegetables has to do with politics - Nicu Popescu.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration said this on the air of TV channel Moldova 1. "I can say that from year to year there have been introduced restrictions on our exports to the Russian Federation market for political reasons. It used to be done regularly," said Nicu Popescu. At the same time, he confessed that he had not yet had the opportunity to discuss the situation with his colleagues from the Agriculture Ministry to understand their assessment. The head of the Moldovan diplomacy noted that Moldova has competitive fruits and vegetables on international markets, which are exported to the EU market. Rosselkhoznadzor said earlier that since August 15, it had temporarily restricted the import of plant products from 31 districts of Moldova, Gagauzia, Chisinau and Balti municipalities. According to the advisor to the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Yulia Melano, the reason for this decision was repeated revealing of dangerous quarantine objects in Moldovan products coming into Russia. It was noted that the service had repeatedly informed the Moldovan side about this, but there had been no proper response. // 11.08.2022 – InfoMarket
