Russia may lift limits on Belarusian milk if violations eliminated

MOSCOW, Jun 7 (PRIME) -- Russia’s Agriculture Ministry will consider lifting restrictions on supplies of milk and some dairy products from Belarus if the uncovered violations are eliminated, the ministry said Thursday following talks with the Belarusian delegation.

“Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has ordered relevant departments to create a working group, to study the current situation and consider lifting temporary restrictions if uncovered violations are eliminated,” the statement said.

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight earlier limited imports of milk and some dairy products from Belarus from Wednesday. Press secretary Yulia Melano said earlier that the restrictions will affect milk and cream, pasteurized, sterilized, and ultra-pasteurized, dry milk and cream, concentrated, canned and condensed, dairy whey, concentrated and dry, and whey concentrate and milk protein supplied in a consumer pack of over 2.5 liters.

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