Daily says Russia’s decision to restore ties with Turkey caused concern among Armenian tomato exporters
30.06.2016,
14:48
Russia’s decision to restore relations with Turkey has caused grave anxiety among Armenian entrepreneurs engaged in the export of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Federation, a local daily ‘Haykakan Zhamank" (Armenian Time) says in its today’s issue.
YEREVAN, June 30. /ARKA/. Russia’s decision to restore relations with Turkey has caused grave anxiety among Armenian entrepreneurs engaged in the export of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Federation, a local daily ‘Haykakan Zhamank" (Armenian Time) says in its today’s issue.
It says the Russian ban on imports of Turkish fruits and vegetables, effective since the beginning of this year, has been beneficial for Armenian companies, enabling them to win a small niche in the Russian market.
According to the newspaper, before the ban Turkey used to export some 300,000 metric tons of tomatoes to Russia, half of Russian imports of this vegetable, and no other country could compete with Turkish tomatoes.
"After the ban the Russian market opened for Armenian tomatoes and in a few months the export of Armenian tomatoes to Russia increased tens of times. If Russia lifts the ban on imports of Turkish agricultural goods, Armenian tomatoes with a high probability will lose the Russian market, " says the newspaper.
According to news reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan had on June 29 their first phone conversation since Ankara downed one of Moscow's jets in Syria last year.
Moscow-Ankara ties strained last November after Turkey shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft with two pilots aboard. Of the two pilots aboard the warplane, one was rescued with the help of the Syrian army, but the other was killed by militants fighting the Syrian government.
Following the incident, Moscow imposed a number of sanctions on Ankara, including import restriction on Turkish foods, a ban on tourist travel to Turkey, an embargo on hiring Turkish citizens in Russia, and a ban on Turkish organizations' activities in Russia.
On Monday, Kremlin said that the Turkish President apologized to Putin over Ankara’s shooting down of the Russian jet. According to Kremlin, Erdogan expressed his desire “to resolve the situation connected to the downing of a Russian military aircraft." -0-
It says the Russian ban on imports of Turkish fruits and vegetables, effective since the beginning of this year, has been beneficial for Armenian companies, enabling them to win a small niche in the Russian market.
According to the newspaper, before the ban Turkey used to export some 300,000 metric tons of tomatoes to Russia, half of Russian imports of this vegetable, and no other country could compete with Turkish tomatoes.
"After the ban the Russian market opened for Armenian tomatoes and in a few months the export of Armenian tomatoes to Russia increased tens of times. If Russia lifts the ban on imports of Turkish agricultural goods, Armenian tomatoes with a high probability will lose the Russian market, " says the newspaper.
According to news reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan had on June 29 their first phone conversation since Ankara downed one of Moscow's jets in Syria last year.
Moscow-Ankara ties strained last November after Turkey shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft with two pilots aboard. Of the two pilots aboard the warplane, one was rescued with the help of the Syrian army, but the other was killed by militants fighting the Syrian government.
Following the incident, Moscow imposed a number of sanctions on Ankara, including import restriction on Turkish foods, a ban on tourist travel to Turkey, an embargo on hiring Turkish citizens in Russia, and a ban on Turkish organizations' activities in Russia.
On Monday, Kremlin said that the Turkish President apologized to Putin over Ankara’s shooting down of the Russian jet. According to Kremlin, Erdogan expressed his desire “to resolve the situation connected to the downing of a Russian military aircraft." -0-
