Russia's Agriculture Ministry sent proposals on a possible restart of Turkish tomatoes import to the government, Deputy Minister Yevgeny Gromyko said.
"We sent proposals on a mechanism for the possible resumption of Turkish tomatoes’ supplies to the government," the official said.
According to him, negotiations with Turkey continue. "They should provide for safety and traceability but this is not in place so far. Turkey presented seven companies that can support that. We select several ones, certainly not the seven ones. We will probably continue talks today," TASS cited Gromyko as saying.
He added that Russia awaits new proposals from Turkey.
Russia restricted deliveries of agricultural products from Turkey since January 1, 2016. Almost all restrictions have been lifted to date but the ban on tomatoes import is still kept.
