September 2, 2014 — Thailand will have more opportunity to export foodstuffs to Russia after the former superpower recently banned food imports from the United States and the European Union in retaliation against sanctions imposed on it, the Commerce Ministry says.
Chutima Bunyapraphasara, permanent secretary of the ministry, said that after negotiating with Russian Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukaev, the government had asked for Russia to facilitate more imports from this country.
"Russia has shown high interest in importing foods and farm crops from Thailand after it banned imports from the EU and the US," Chutima said. "Those products are mainly rice, poultry, rubber, seafood products, and pineapple."
To increase exports, she said Thailand had asked Russia to relax sanitary requirements on plants and animals, and other regulations.
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