Eker: Russia Will Lift Ban On Turkish Products As Of June 27th

KAYSERI - Turkish Agriculture & Rural Affairs Minister Mehdi Eker said on Saturday, ``Russia will lift the ban on 109 out of 136 Turkish products as of June 27th.``
Replying to questions of journalists, Eker said that he had held talks with Russian minister of agriculture in Moscow yesterday.
``Russia will lift the ban on 109 out of 136 Turkish products as of June 27th. Twenty-seven Russian experts will come to Turkey on June 29th to hold talks on the ban on the remaining 27 products. Russia is an important market for us. Our annual exports of agricultural products to Russia are about 250 million USD. We successfully resolve the current problem with Russia,`` he said.
Russia decided to ban imports of fruits & vegetables from Turkey as of end-May due to presence of fruit fly larvae on fresh fruits imported from Turkey in November 2004.