Rosselkhoznadzor ready to expand list of suppliers of agricultural products from Armenia

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YEREVAN, 27 September. /ARKA/. Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor is ready to expand the list of suppliers of quality authentic Armenian products to the Russian Federation, Rosselkhoznadzor head Sergey Dankvert said at a meeting with the head of the Bureau for Coordination of Inspection Bodies of Armenia Petros Martirosyan in Moscow on Thursday./pp

According to the Rosselkhoznadzor press service, the parties discussed the existing systems of control and traceability of plant and livestock products in the countries. Dankvert once again emphasised the importance of equivalence of approaches to the system of control of exported products, as well as production sites. nbsp;nbsp;/pp 'Rosselkhoznadzor is interested in importing authentic products with confirmed Armenian origin. The obligatory condition for the import of such goods is the quality, safety of products and fulfilment by exporters of the established requirements of the Russian Federation,' the statement reads./pp

At present, Russian delegation is inspecting milk-processing enterprises in Armenia, storage and shipment of products imported to Russia, as well as studying the system of traceability and quality control of dairy products. nbsp;nbsp;/pp

The parties agreed on the need to integrate the information systems of the two countries. This will greatly simplify the work and will allow representatives of the competent agencies of Russia and Armenia to monitor online the border crossing, non-compliance of certificates and promptly respond to violations. -0-/p