Bangladesh can export potatoes to Russia as the European country has lifted its ban recently, Russian Embassy in Dhaka said on Monday.
“The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor) removed previously imposed restrictions and resumed the import of potato from the entire territory of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh,” a spokesperson of the Embassy said.
The decision has been made based on the information provided by the competent Bangladeshi authorities responsible for quarantine and protection of plants, about the measures taken to prevent violations of the phytosanitary requirements of the Russian Federation and the Eurasian Economic Union member states.
In recent times Bangladesh has been requesting the country to withdraw the ban citing that necessary measures regarding the quarantine were taken by the government.
During separate meetings with the Ambassador of Russia Alexander Mantytskiy, commerce minister Tipu Munshi and Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque raised the issue.
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