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AGRICULTURE MINISTRY PLANS SEVERAL MISSIONS ON ACCESS OF UKRAINIAN DAIRY PRODUCTS TO NEW MARKETS IN 2016

27 November , 2015  

KYIV. Nov 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine plans to send missions to Kenya, South Korea, Iran, and the Middle East to study existing legislation and the access conditions of Ukrainian dairy products to these markets, Deputy Agricultural Policy and Food Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Shulmeister has said.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine and business representatives have organized the delegation.

He said that at present, the ministry is working on opening access to the dairy market of Azerbaijan, but he did not say when this could happen.

“A permit has not yet been received, and negotiations are underway. We’ve submitted a list of companies which are ready to export,” he told reporters at the Milk Business 2015 conference in Kyiv on Thursday.