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By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan and Russia have agreed to eliminate all problems arising during export of Azerbaijani agricultural products to Russia.

The agreement was achieved during the talks between Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev and leadership of the Russian Federal Customs Service.

Recently, bulk of the agricultural products of Azerbaijani farmers and entrepreneurs being supplied to Russia was returned or delayed at the border, according to the State Customs Committee.

The Russian side stated that Azerbaijani farmers incorrectly indicate in documents the country of origin. As a result agricultural products, delivered to the neighboring country, returned or spoiled because of too long delays at the border.

The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, in turn, claimed that all products exported from Azerbaijan to Russia, are provided with the necessary documentation, and only then export is allowed. Therefore, the statement that these products are allegedly not produced in Azerbaijan does not correspond to the truth.

“As the examination of goods in Dagestan is not possible due to lack of necessary equipment, products are sent for examination to Moscow, which sometimes takes more than 10 days. And this, in turn, leads to the fact that products are spoiled lying too long on the border,” the committee reported.

Earlier in April Azerbaijan entered the top 3 suppliers of agricultural products to Russia among the CIS countries. The country increased the supply of agrarian goods to Russia by four times after Moscow imposed anti-Turkish sanctions.

The trade turnover with Russia amounted to $465.87 million in January-April 2016, some $78.5 million of which fall to export to this country, according to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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